Male·Self-inflicted gunshot injury to the head
…olesio Smith, a resident of Turner in the ACT, died on 27 February 2006 at Canberra Hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot injury to the head, occurring one day after the incident. Police attended his residence on 26 Fe…
Male·gunshot wound to the head, intentionally self-inflicted
…ngleburn, NSW, during a police siege. The coroner found that the death resulted from a gunshot wound to the head that was intentionally self-inflicted. This inquest examined the circumstances of a police siege that culmi…
0y · Male·unascertained
…tents was excluded as primary cause. The coroner found the injuries were not accidental but deliberately inflicted, likely by the recently cohabiting male partner who was the primary carer. The coroner could not definit…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage…
A seven-week-old infant died from traumatic head injuries including subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages, and axonal injury. Medical evidence establis…
49y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Raymond Bourke, aged 49, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 7 June 2004. He shot himself while attempting to evade police who had disco…
23y · Male·Exsanguination due to a chop injury of the posterior right leg using a steel-bla…
…aft, a 23-year-old man, died from exsanguination following a sword laceration to his right posterior leg inflicted during a violent assault. The injury completely severed the popliteal artery and vein. While this was a …
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Daniel Aaron Greenland, 18 years old, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 3 February 2003 after shooting his stepmother. Evidence shows he attended t…
31y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head and neck (self-inflicted)
…o Sexton, 31 years old, died by suicide on 21 October 2023 near Merredin, Western Australia, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck. Prior to his death, he had committed serious armed offences includin…
0y · Male·subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
LB, a six-week-old infant, died from a subdural haemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by his mother. Autopsy revealed bilateral subdural haemorrhage, brain tears, and rib fractures su…
36y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury
A 36-year-old theatre nurse died from traumatic closed head injury after jumping from a moving vehicle whilst heavily intoxicated. She had consumed most of a bottle of…
Male·Shotgun injury to the head
Ryan Scrivener died by self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head during a police siege at his former partner's home on 28 February 2016. Police…
52y · Male·gunshot injury to the head
…ael John Lowry, a 52-year-old hotel licensee and political candidate, was shot once in the left side of the head on 18 January 2001 at his hotel. He was transferred to Alfred Hospital and died from complications of the g…
61y · Female·Gunshot injury to head
Catherine Anne Viergever, aged 61, died from a gunshot injury to the head inflicted by her husband on 29 March 2010 at their Mount Macedon home. Contributing factors in…
38y · Male·Single stab wound to the chest (cause inflicted by person unknown)
…rt, suffered during a street altercation in Shepparton. The coroner could not definitively determine who inflicted the fatal wound despite extensive investigation. Although one witness provided evidence implicating a sp…
1y · Female·Chest injuries
…ed from extensive chest injuries sustained overnight in her mother's care. On 18 July 2008, she had a minor head injury and alleged dog bite at a shopping centre. When examined at hospital, she appeared well with minimal…
Female·Multiple Blunt Force Head Injuries
Melisa Anne Kelly died on 13 March 2005 at Nepean Hospital from multiple blunt force head injuries sustained during an assault at her home on 8 March 2005. The identity of her assailant or assailan…
70y · Male·head, neck and chest wounds inflicted by Robert Harold Gerard
…. Gerard attacked Mr and Mrs Hawkes at their rural home in Reedy Marsh, Tasmania, striking Mr Hawkes in the head with a club and subsequently stabbing him in the jugular vein. Mrs Hawkes survived with a non-lethal head i…
0y · Male·Concussive brain injury
A 7-month-old boy died from concussive brain injury caused by intentional head trauma inflicted by his mother's partner in a domestic violence context. The ch…
11y · Male·bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
…chopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, following severe neurological impairment from an inflicted brain injury sustained at 8 months old. His parents delayed seeking medical attention for 18 hours after…
20y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Nathan McRorie, a 20-year-old male, died from a single gunshot wound to the head while at a residence where drug use and firearms were present. The coroner determined he most probably disc…
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