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33y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
A 33-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and chronic suicidality died by suicide after stepping in front of a train on 6 October 2009. She was an involuntary psychiatric patient at Northpark Private Hospital des…
32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height
A 32-year-old man with a history of psychotic episodes and depression died by suicide after jumping from a cliff while experiencing an acute psychotic relapse. The case reveals critical failings in mental health crisis r…
59y · Male·Suicide by hanging while suffering from a mood disorder in the nature of deliriu…
A 59-year-old man died by suicide on 5 January 2009, 47 days after undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson's disease. Post-operatively, he experienced significant behavioural changes including agita…
44y · Male·End stage non-small cell lung carcinoma
Victor Courtney, aged 44, died from end-stage non-small cell lung carcinoma with hepatic metastases while incarcerated at Wolston Correctional Centre. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2012 after presenting w…
51y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
A 51-year-old Aboriginal man with a 26-year prison history died from coronary atherosclerosis while incarcerated. He had extensive cardiac disease documented since 1996, with multiple heart attacks in 2011-2012, yet rema…
24y · Male·Head injuries from blunt force trauma
Kyle Canisi, a 24-year-old remanded prisoner with a violent history, died from severe head injuries sustained in an unprovoked assault by fellow inmate Scott O'Connor on 27 December 2011 at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Cen…
38y · Male·Organizing pneumonia with loculated pleural effusion in the setting of drug use …
Paul Kanis, a 38-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, drug dependency, diabetes, and asthma, died from organizing pneumonia with loculated pleural effusion in the setting of methadone and benzodiazepine use. The c…
59y · Male·opiate toxicity
Massimo Suklan, a 59-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, chronic pain, liver disease and hepatitis, died from opiate toxicity while living in primitive conditions at a mining camp near Lightning Ridge. He had re…
54y · Male·hanging
John Raymond Gilbett, aged 54, died by hanging on 11 September 2011. He had chronic pain and opioid dependence managed by general practitioners, and chronic mental illness from a 2001 motor vehicle accident. His GP presc…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact with a train
Sarah Simpson, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide after exiting a locked psychiatric unit. She was admitted involuntarily on 30 January 2012 after expressing suicidal ideation and was di…
24y · Female·Exsanguination from injuries sustained while attempting to climb from a height i…
Phoebe Handsjuk, a 24-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, was found deceased in the refuse room of her apartment building on 2 December 2010. The coroner found she entered a garbage c…
62y · Male·hanging
A 62-year-old man with a long history of severe schizophrenia died by hanging after being granted escorted day leave from a psychiatric inpatient unit. The coroner identified critical failures in communication between ho…
60y · Male·Ischaemic cerebrovascular accident
Anastasios Kosmas, 60-year-old male with psychiatric history (manic schizophrenia, depression) and cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia), collapsed on 19 May 2013 at a secure psychiatric e…
73y · Female·general inanition due to dysphagia on a background of multiple neurological and …
A 73-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, alcohol abuse history, and multiple medical comorbidities presented with stroke-like symptoms in March 2012. Neuroimaging was unrevealing. She was detained under the Mental Heal…
60y · Male·stab wound of chest (self-inflicted)
Ian John Davidson, aged 60, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while police attended his partner's home to enforce bail conditions requiring him to stay away from her. Six days earlier, psychiatric assess…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
A 79-year-old woman with stroke and cardiac history was admitted for rehabilitation but developed treatment-resistant depression. Despite comprehensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapin…
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
Joel Kenneth Anderson, aged 50, died from hepatic encephalopathy secondary to advanced liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented to hospital with end-stage liver disease, ascit…
15y · Male·Hanging
Zachary Harvey, aged 15, died by hanging at his home on 6 March 2009, three days after breaking up with his girlfriend. The coroner found no evidence of mental health issues, self-reported problems, or previous concernin…
14y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
Chanelle Rae was a 14-year-old girl who died by hanging at home following an argument with a school friend online. She had no prior mental health history or significant stressors. The coroner identified a youth suicide c…
16y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia secondary to hanging
Taylor Janssen, 16, died by hanging after the suicide of her recent ex-boyfriend Zac Harvey. She was found in her home garage on 27 March 2009 and died in hospital from multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia. The…
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