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71y · Female·undetermined
71-year-old woman found dead in unusual position at Brighton aged care facility. Her body was positioned with head resting against bed pole, with marks on neck and bruising observed by carers. The death was certified as …
40y · Male·Haemorrhage from gunshot wound to chest
Lee Andrew Kennedy, a 40-year-old man with a history of mood instability, migraines, and medical treatment through a GP and psychiatrist, died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by Constable Erin Levay during a …
43y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
A 43-year-old Aboriginal man died from myocardial infarction secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He was a heavy smoker with undiagnosed heart disease who attended health services regularly but had no recorded c…
70y · Male·Acute coronary occlusion due to extensive coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Maggable, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and prostate cancer, presented twice to Cairns Base Hospital on 8 August 2005 with respiratory complaints. After discharge at 4:50 A…
84y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
An 84-year-old woman with dehydration, fever, and confusion initially refused hospital admission due to fears of nursing home placement. Her GP appropriately obtained a Mental Health Act detention order when she refused …
14y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide)
Gabrielle Mia Tedeschi, a 14-year-old girl with longstanding oppositional and self-harm behaviours and subsequent depression, died by suicide on 14 October 2004 following a ligature compression injury sustained on 11 Oct…
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
Richard Mark Kiel, a 37-year-old with chronic opioid addiction, died from acute heart failure caused by lethally high levels of methadone and alprazolam, likely consumed on 9 September 2005. His GP, Dr G., prescribed the…
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
Treenor Heather Randall, a 50-year-old registered nurse, died from mixed tablet overdose (quetiapine and venlafaxine) following a progressive mental health decline. After work-related stress in late 2002, she developed d…
37y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia as a result of melioidosis infection
Kevin Fogarty, a 37-year-old power lineman, died from melioidosis-related community-acquired pneumonia at Winton Hospital after a 4-day admission. He likely contracted melioidosis through occupational exposure to mud dur…
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
Dwayne Michael Jones, aged 9, had Trisomy 10, a rare congenital chromosomal disorder causing severe developmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his head. …
64y · Female·Pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in right leg, with contribu…
Lynette Babington, a 64-year-old woman, died from acute pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in her right leg, complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension and cardiomegaly. She had presented with progres…
44y · Male·Sepsis and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating a ruptured cerebral artery aneur…
Peter Gillam, age 44, died from sepsis and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating a ruptured cerebral aneurysm with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). On 16 December 2004, his GP Dr H. referred him urgently for CT head to exc…
76y · Female·lower limb ischaemia due to diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
Elizabeth Mathilda Blake, aged 76, died at Marten Residential Care Centre from lower limb ischaemia secondary to diabetes and peripheral vascular disease. She had long-standing psychiatric illness progressing to dementia…
40y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP); epileptic seizure
Sharon Beverley Moss, a 40-year-old woman with a long history of epilepsy, died on 17 February 2005 following a period of sleep deprivation ordered to facilitate a sleep-deprived EEG. She was found unresponsive in her ho…
Unknown·Erfinna Lay: Aspiration resulting from Acute Multiple Drug Toxicity; John Quirk:…
Two young people died from acute multiple drug toxicity in 2005. Erfinna Lay (22, female) died from aspiration after ingesting chloral hydrate prescribed to her partner. John Quirk (27, male) died from doloxene overdose …
16y · Female·Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's Disease)
Emma Louise Robson, a 16-year-old female, died on 29 September 2004 from adrenal insufficiency (Addison's Disease), a treatable autoimmune condition. She presented with progressive fatigue, weight loss (from 48–50 kg to …
69y · Male·Compound Head Injury sustained in motor vehicle crash
Norman John Hasluck, aged 69, died from a compound head injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 9 January 2004 at the intersection of Guildford Road and Eighth Avenue, Maylands. Hasluck's vehicle was struck by a Mit…
53y · Male·asphyxia from combined effects of neck compression from hanging and suffocation …
John Trenorden died by suicide in prison following his arrest for allegedly murdering his former business partner Penelope Christopher. Police correctly identified him as at-risk after he attempted to step in front of tr…
47y · Male·Myocarditis
Geoffrey Thorpe, a 47-year-old fitter, collapsed and died suddenly at work while testing solenoids with electrical equipment. Initial suspicion of electrocution was thoroughly investigated through expert electrical testi…
50y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Patrick Michael Heenan, a 50-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died of acute coronary atherosclerosis during a football game at Darwin Correctional Facility on 16 September 2006. He experienced chest pain at half-time a…
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