238 results for “post-traumatic stress”
59y · Male·Unascertained
Jonathan Townsend, a 59-year-old Navy veteran with PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and multiple psychiatric comorbidities, died at home on 5 November 2021. The cause of death was unascertained despite autopsy and toxicology.…
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
Samantha Leech, 28, died from complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse, particularly pregabalin. She obtained approximately 4000 pregabalin tablets over three months by visiting multiple GPs, …
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…
Frank Mikhail, a 68-year-old prisoner with severe COPD, presented to St John of God Hospital on 29 January 2023 with haemoptysis and was discharged without admission. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) haemoptysis in…
26y · Male·hanging, intentionally self-inflicted
…lly-informed care; and absence of a structured step-down period post-RIT. Clinical assessments noted his distress about separated from his children was a major trigger, yet protective measures were not maintained.
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
Leister John Ross, a 45-year-old Aboriginal prisoner, died in Port Phillip Prison on 10 July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic c…
45y · Female·Drowning whilst inebriated (ethanol)
FCP, aged 45, died by drowning while inebriated on 11 April 2020 at her home in Kilmore East, Victoria. She had a complex history of mental illness (psychosis, depression, anxiety, PTSD), substance abuse, and was in a re…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Cuzens: multiple i…
This tragic case involved a mother with severe untreated psychosis who killed her two daughters and then herself. Ms Glendinning had a longstanding history of paranoid delusions, cannabis use, and mental health difficult…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries
Alicia Maree Little, aged 41, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by her former intimate partner while she was leaving the relationship. The case highlights significant systemic failures in family violence re…
35y · Male·Hanging
Travis Lee Fernandez, aged 35, died by hanging in custody at Dhurringile Prison in November 2014. He had sustained bilateral mandibular fractures in January 2014 treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). …
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
Tracey Ellen Knowles, aged 42, was found deceased in a vehicle on 19 July 2021 from an unascertained cause. She had a history of heroin use and experienced family violence. Police misidentified her as the 'predominant ag…
24y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…f-harm, and previous suicide attempts. In the weeks before his death, he experienced multiple psychosocial stressors including relationship separation, legal proceedings, and unstable housing. He accessed mental health s…
43y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic …
Jay Alan Paterson, a 43-year-old man with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic upper airway injury. He obtained 296 oxycodone table…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
…1:48am—a 25-minute delay during which Ms Mihail ingested the nicotine and called 000 at 1:34am in severe distress. Paramedics arrived at 1:52am but resuscitation was unsuccessful. The coroner found no evidence that timel…
32y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including phenobarbitone
A 32-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and depression died by intentional self-administration of pentobarbitone (Lethabarb) accessed from her workplace. She had experienced extensive family violence in …
69y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
Caroline Willis, aged 69, was fatally stabbed by her son Jamie in May 2018, two hours after he was served with a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO). The death was homicidal and occurred within a context of escalat…
19y · Female·Hanging
Cody Watson, 19, died by hanging following childhood sexual abuse, family violence, and inadequate trauma-informed care. She disclosed abuse at 15, subsequently developing borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depres…
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
A 52-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died from mixed drug toxicity after prescribed methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, and benzodiazepines. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 12…
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
Leanne Patterson, 52, was shot and killed by her husband Neil in a murder-suicide on 5-6 January 2013. She had been sedated with clonazepam (prescribed to her husband) and zolpidem at the time of her death. The death occ…
48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…
Lauren Johnstone, aged 48, died from the combined toxic effects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone mu…
31y · Female·Pressure applied to neck (asphyxia); not ascertained due to advanced post-mortem…
A 31-year-old First Nations woman was killed by her partner during intimate partner violence. She was pregnant at the time of death. Despite multiple contacts with police, court services, employment agencies, and domesti…
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