189 results for “domestic violence homicide”
57y · Female·Head injuries resulting in subdural haematoma and global cerebral ischaemic inju…
…ver regained consciousness and was declared dead three days later. The coroner identified multiple family violence risk factors in Masatora: mental illness, suicidal ideation, obsessive and jealous behaviour, stalking, a…
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia
AA, aged 57, died from positional asphyxia following a fatal assault by her brother BB during a family dispute about money and aged care responsibilities. BB was caring for their elderly father GG, who had recently been …
29y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the neck
A woman was fatally stabbed 12 times in the neck by her husband during an escalating family violence situation. She had disclosed family violence to Victoria Police on multiple occasions and to her General …
3y · Female·Effects of fire deliberately set by mother in motor vehicle
…er services had adequate contact with the family prior to the incident. Evidence revealed multiple family violence risk factors including potential coercive control by the father, social isolation, and emotional abuse. W…
36y · Male·Head injuries from motor vehicle strike
Peter Van Danh, a 36-year-old man, died on 11 September 2014 from head injuries consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle. He had consumed approximately 40 diazepam tablets and tested positive for methamphetamine, …
27y · Female·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
…nconsistent with accidental trauma, indicating prolonged abuse. Jessica had experienced escalating family violence including hammer attacks, hair cutting, and forced begging. Multiple agencies had contact with Jessica bu…
70y · Female·Gunshot wounds to the head and chest
…ucci subsequently took his own life. Critical systemic failures enabled this preventable intimate partner homicide: (1) Firearms regulation failures allowed Bisucci, a prohibited person since 2004, to maintain illegal ac…
37y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
… 2016 during an argument at his boarding house. He had previously assaulted Ms Jones, leading to a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO) in May 2015. The coronial investigation identified significant systemic failure…
20y · Female·haemorrhage from lacerated throat
Barbara Ellen Dawson, aged 20, disappeared on 29 October 1980 and was found dead three days later with a lacerated throat in Kororoit Creek, Altona North, Victoria. A coronial re-investigation utilising modern DNA profil…
60y · Female·strangulation and suffocation by James Mulhall
…n February 2011. The coroner found multiple systemic failures in Victoria Police's response to the family violence situation. Key issues included: failure to execute warrants promptly, failure to record critical informat…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Colleen Fermanian, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could ha…
Female·carbon monoxide toxicity
…s inability to accept Maria's decision to end the relationship. The coroner found this constituted family violence. The case highlighted inadequate regulation of commercial carbon monoxide supply; Fernando exploited ease…
54y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in fall from height
… her mental state on the day of death. The coroner found she intentionally jumped, ruling out accident or homicide. Clinical lessons include recognising that acute crisis combined with high intoxication, unmanaged depres…
38y · Female·Hanging in the setting of multiple blunt force injuries
…d psychologist, was murdered by her estranged husband Adrian Basham in July 2018 despite an active family violence intervention order. The coronial investigation identified systemic failures in family violence service re…
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of a remote head injury
…riginal boy, died from unascertained cause in the setting of a remote head injury sustained during family violence. The father violently assaulted the mother while holding the child unsupported, causing the child's head …
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
…viders. Significant clinical lessons include: GPs should maintain a low threshold for asking about family violence in patients presenting with depression, chronic pain, insomnia and social isolation, even if they lack ob…
29y · Female·blunt head injuries
Sharon Denise Siermans, a 29-year-old mother, was murdered by Jason Dinsley in April 2013 while he was on parole. Dinsley had a long history of violent sexual offences and had tested positive to cannabis in March 2013, t…
57y · Female·Multiple penetrating (stab) injuries to the body and neck
…at least four separate dates. The coroner found that while the stepson bore direct responsibility for the homicide, systemic failures in threat assessment and inter-agency communication created preventable conditions ena…
43y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
… did not establish that these failures directly caused the death. The case reveals serious gaps in family violence risk assessment, inter-agency information sharing, and police adherence to established procedures and pol…
21y · Male·Undetermined but of a suspicious nature
Jay Anthony Brogden, 21, disappeared on 21 April 2007 from Cannonvale, Queensland after assaulting his ex-partner Patricia Heath at a family barbeque. He left a friend's residence on foot and has never been seen again. T…
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