Coronial

11 results for mental illness with delusional thinking

TAScommunity2021-10-15

Coroner's Finding: Lacroix, Adrian

43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…

Adrian Steven Lacroix, a 43-year-old man with a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suic…

psychiatryemergency medicinealcohol
VIChospital2026-05-19

Finding into death of Edward Timothy Peterson

25y · Male·Head injury sustained on impact with a train

… Peterson, aged 25, was involuntarily admitted to Maroondah Hospital's psychiatric unit on 11 February 2021 with first episode psychosis. Clinical care by psychiatrist Dr C. was appropriate: medications were adjusted fol…

psychiatrysystempaliperidone
NSWhome2016-07-19

Inquest into the deaths of Benjamin Green and William Markee

32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (Benjamin Green: homicide by William Markee; William M…

…abel, NSW. Markee shot Green in his sleep, then shot himself. Clinical lesson: Markee had clear, untreated mental health issues characterised by paranoid delusions, obsessive fixation, and suicidal ideation, but never en…

psychiatrygeneral practicedelay
SAcommunity2001-06-02

Coroner's Finding: MacLEOD Grant Alistair

38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck

…se to reports of an armed person at a service station. MacLeod had suffered severe head injury in childhood with confirmed organic brain damage, depressive episodes, and untreated mental illness. In the week before his d…

psychiatryforensic medicinesertraline
VIChome2021-08-03

Finding into death of V T

75y · Female·Multiple injuries including stab wounds to the chest

…ing a family violence incident. Her son had a 20-year history of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with poor medication compliance, documented aggression toward his mother, and repeated threats to kill her. Fami…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystem
NSWcommunity2014-07-18

Inquest into the death of Trevor John FOSTER

48y · Male·Incised wounds to the neck

Trevor Foster, a 48-year-old man with severe mental illness (bipolar disorder and schizophrenia), died from incised wounds to his neck. In late 2…

psychiatrycannabis
WAcommunity2018-09-20

Inquest into the Death of Scott Andrew BLANCHARD

45y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest (self-inflicted)

Scott Andrew Blanchard, a 45-year-old Detective Sergeant with the Western Australian Police Gang Crime Squad, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while on duty near…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunication
SAcommunity2004-07-16

Coroner's Finding: DINSDALE Cheree Ann and KLINGNER Peter James

20y · Unknown·Traumatic brain damage complicating gunshot wound to the head

…er-suicide involving Peter Klingner and his girlfriend Cheree Dinsdale. Klingner had paranoid schizophrenia with antisocial personality traits, poor medication compliance, amphetamine abuse, and morbid jealousy directed …

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
NSWcommunity2017-07-12

Inquest into the suspected death of missing person Benjamin Stephens

23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence

… was discovered via DNA matching. In the months before his disappearance, Ben developed symptoms consistent with schizophrenia including paranoia, delusions, and social withdrawal. He was treated by mental health service…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelayquetiapine
QLDhome2015-03-19

Press, Connon Kenneth

33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head

A 33-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, polysubstance dependence (amphetamines/cannabis), and chronic suicidal ideation die…

psychiatryforensic medicinemethamphetamine
QLDcommunity2015-12-14

Young, Anthony William; Young, David Kenneth Baring; Dekens, Louise Alexandra

42y · Male·Anthony Young: multiple gunshot wounds to the body and arm; David Young: multipl…

…t by police after fatally stabbing his brother David and David's partner Louise. Anthony had deteriorating mental health including paranoia, substance use, and lack of psychiatric engagement despite family attempts to ob…

psychiatryforensic medicinediazepam

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