49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
49-year-old male with chronic cannabis dependence and depression developed post-surgical delirium following emergency anterior resection for perforated diverticulum. He became acutely agitated and paranoid, was detained …
17y · Male·Hanging
17-year-old Joshua Klumper died by hanging following cannabis withdrawal and workplace stress. He had a complex mental health history with ASD diagnosis (lacking robust diagnostic support), multiple suicide attempts, and…
59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck
Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wounds while on day leave from Graylands Hospital. He w…
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Vincent Schwenke, a 24-year-old male of Maori descent, developed acute psychotic symptoms after ceasing cannabis use and was admitted to a secure mental health unit as an involuntary patient. Despite initial improvement …
19y · Male·hypoxic brain injury following asphyxia due to hanging
Jordan Kirkwood, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging on 30 April 2019 after being admitted to a newly established community-based mental health program (MHHITH) on 3 April 2019. He presented with depression, cannabis wit…
15y · Male·compression of the neck by hanging
A 15-year-old Aboriginal male, Johnno Wurramarrba, from Groote Eylandt died by hanging in Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre on 10 February 2000, while serving a 28-day sentence for property offences. Key preventable fac…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
Benjamin Stephens, aged 23, went missing on 18 March 2004 from rural NSW and was confirmed deceased in 2016 when his skull was discovered via DNA matching. In the months before his disappearance, Ben developed symptoms c…
19y · Male·Stab wounds to the neck and chest
Taylor Oliver, a 19-year-old with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died by self-inflicted stab wounds on 1 December 2019. He had been admitted to mental health inpatient care on 18 November 2019 following overdo…
31y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
A 31-year-old man with depression, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident on 23 July 2014. He expressed suicidal ideation and was appropriat…
49y · Male·hanging (suicide)
Antonio Rodriguez, aged 49, died by hanging on 16 September 2006, two hours after discharge from Ward B8 (psychiatric short-stay unit) at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had been admitted with severe depression and active su…
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