Coronial

7 results for OC spray application

NSWcommunity2012-11-14

Inquest into the death of Roberto Laudisio CURTI

21y · Male·undetermined causes, in the course of being restrained by members of the NSW Pol…

…med robbery, multiple police officers pursued and restrained him using Tasers (at least 7 drive stuns), OC spray (3 cans), and body weight while he was on the ground and handcuffed. Medical experts found no single cause…

psychiatrytoxicologycommunicationsystemLSD
NSWpolice custody2026-03-20

Inquest into the death of Phillip Walton

48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…

…ly precipitated by cannabis use at a circus. After aggressive behaviour requiring police restraint with OC spray and Taser, he was brought to Casino police station. Paramedics conducted a grossly inadequate assessment (…

emergency medicineparamedicinediagnosticcommunicationclozapine
NSWcommunity2025-11-13

Inquest into the death of Bradley Vincent Balzan

20y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen

…rhoed grabbed his arm without lawful power. Bradley ran home pursued by police. In the rear yard, after OC spray was deployed without warning in a confined space, a struggle ensued involving two officers and Bradley. A/…

forensic medicineoccupational and environmental healthproceduralcommunication
NSWhospital2019-03-01

Inquest into the death of Stephen Kline

51y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis on a background of a leg bur…

Stephen Kline, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a leg burn wound sustained when NSW Police deployed a taser during a confrontation on 8 March 2016. H…

plastic and reconstructive surgerypsychiatrydiagnosticsystemheparin
NSW2024-10-17

Inquest into the death of Kevin Edwards

41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained

41-year-old male with schizophrenia/drug-induced psychosis and methamphetamine use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharbour Hospital 10-30 May 2022 for psychotic behaviours and assault all…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
NTcommunity2009-06-10

Inquest into the death of Robert Plasto-Lehner and David Gurralpa aka Moscow

Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…

Two deaths resulted from police restraint in prone positions. David Gurralpa, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with pre-existing coronary artery disease, died of sudden cardiac arrest following police restraint during a dome…

emergency medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
NSW2021-05-12

Inquest into the death of Jack KOKAUA

30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …

Jack Kokaua, a 30-year-old with schizophrenia and coronary artery disease, died from malignant ventricular arrhythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asp…

emergency medicinepsychiatryproceduralcommunicationzuclopenthixol

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