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54y · Female·Hanging
A 54-year-old woman with a history of puerperal psychosis presented with severe depression and anxiety in early 2011. After two suicide attempts, she was admitted to Austin Health's Acute Psychiatric Unit involuntarily. …
23y · Male·Beta-phenylethylamine toxicity
A 23-year-old Army private died from beta-phenylethylamine toxicity after ingesting excessive quantities of this supplement purchased online. He had a history of low mood, fatigue, and anxiety, and had self-medicated wit…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
Marc Vella, a 39-year-old man with schizophrenia and intravenous drug use, presented to St Vincent's Hospital with respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible …
13y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl in residential care absconded with a vehicle after an extended violent altercation with youth workers and died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. She had extensive trauma history, PTSD, re…
Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Five family members were killed by gunshot on the evening of 8 September 2014 at Watch Hill farm, NSW. Geoffrey Hunt shot his wife Kim and their three children (Fletcher aged 10, Mia aged 8, and Phoebe aged 6) before tak…
60y · Male·medication overdose
Bruce Andrews, a 60-year-old man with major depression and anxiety, died from medication overdose following relationship breakdown and acute alcohol intoxication. He fell from his porch, called his granddaughter reportin…
82y · Male·Pneumonia in an elderly man with advanced lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
Charles William Mapp, 82, died of pneumonia secondary to advanced lung cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital for nine years with chronic schizophren…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Gregory Anderson died from a gunshot wound to the chest sustained during a police response at Bunguyan Reserve on 12 February 2014. He had fatally assaulted his 11-year-old son Luke during a cricket practice session with…
17y · Female·multiple injuries due to impact by train
A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder, a history of self-harm and overdoses, parent-child conflict, and a disclosed history of childhood sexual abuse died by suicide on her first day of Year 12. Critical clin…
Female·hanging (suicide)
Ms G, a woman in her forties with bipolar II disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and severe alcohol dependence, died by suicide in November 2014. She had been admitted to hospital six times for detoxification and men…
61y · Male·combined drug intoxication (doxepin, mianserin and fluoxetine)
A 61-year-old man died from combined drug intoxication involving doxepin, mianserin, and fluoxetine—all antidepressants prescribed over several years. He self-medicated with previously prescribed medications, likely atte…
11y · Male·Craniocervical trauma
This coronial finding concerns the death of Luke Geoffrey Batty, age 11, killed by his father Gregory Anderson on 12 February 2014 during a cricket practice. Luke was struck with a cricket bat and stabbed with a knife. T…
58y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
Elaine Sykes, aged 58, was admitted to Dandenong Hospital with acute renal failure and severe mental health deterioration. After 47 days at Acacia Mental Health Unit, she demonstrated substantial improvement and was disc…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 42-year-old male with a long history of schizophrenia and dissocial personality disorder was released from prison in August 2011 without parole conditions. Despite police and forensic mental health concerns about his r…
26y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Jason Govan, 26-year-old fitter and turner, was killed in a high-speed head-on collision on the Princes Freeway when the opposing driver, suffering untreated schizophrenia and other mental health conditions, drove the wr…
75y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity
A 75-year-old man with end-stage cardiac failure and chronic renal failure died from multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose of alcohol, temazepam, and oxycodone. He had express…
84y · Male·ischaemic heart disease on a background of advanced Lewy body dementia
An 84-year-old man with Lewy body dementia died from ischaemic heart disease while detained under a Mental Health Act order. He was admitted to hospital for management of aggressive behaviour related to his dementia. Dur…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 79-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarctions, coronary artery bypass graft, schizophrenia, and ischaemic heart disease died of acute cardiac failure while detained in a mental health facility. He had been a…
92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
Mrs Betty Hewlett, 92, died of community-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage COAD. She was admitted to hospital in late December 2012 with health deterioration and malnutrition (38kg). She developed acute psy…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
Priscilla Stephenson, a 28-year-old Aboriginal woman with longstanding mental illness and polysubstance abuse, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin plus prescribed psychiatric medications) shortly after discharge fro…
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