96 results for “previous suicide attempt”
43y · Male·hanging
…n June 2020 in bushland near South Nietta, Tasmania. He had a documented history of mental illness with a previous suicide attempt. He disappeared from his family farm leaving a note for his wife. His remains were locate…
69y · Female·Toxicity to pentobarbitone in circumstances where she intended to end her own li…
…onic health anxiety, and significant social isolation, died from pentobarbitone toxicity. She had a prior suicide attempt 12 years earlier and expressed suicidal ideation to her son and doctor. Over two years, she becam…
27y · Male·hanging
…ingh, a 27-year-old Indian national, died by hanging in immigration detention on 13 February 2014. He had attempted suicide in police custody 16 days earlier but this critical information failed to reach detention centr…
61y · Male·Unknown
Dale Waverley Nicholson, a 61-year-old man with a history of depression, alcohol and cannabis use, and a previous suicide attempt in 2012, disappeared from his home in New Norfolk, Tasmania on 10 December 2016. Despite …
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
…ngaged in 'doctor shopping' across multiple practices, and robbed pharmacies to obtain drugs. Following a suicide attempt in May 2017, he was admitted to QEH but staff failed to identify his previous September 2016 suic…
46y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…nder Department for Correctional Services supervision. He had a significant psychiatric history including previous suicide attempt by hanging (1997), prior suicidal ideation presentation (2021), and chronic methamphetami…
35y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…ted significantly in 2022 following his dog's death in August and after receiving an autism diagnosis. He attempted suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in December 2021 and set his house on fire in August 2022. On the …
49y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity
John Vincent Kearney, 49, with a history of depression and previous suicide attempt presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ED on 26 March 2010 with suicidal ideation tri…
45y · Male·exsanguination due to incised wound to neck
Lawrence McCarty, a 45-year-old man in custody on remand, died by suicide in prison on 30 April 2011 by slashing his neck with a dismantled razor blade. Clinical lessons include: …
26y · Male·Neck compression from hanging
…e cell on 26 October 2011. He had a history of mixed personality disorder, anxiety, opiate dependence and previous suicide attempt (age 13), but was not assessed as 'at risk' at the time of death. Clinical lessons includ…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
WX, a 54-year-old with longstanding depression, substance abuse (opioids, benzodiazepines), and a 2008 suicide attempt, died by gunshot wound on 27 April 2015. Despite this psychiatric and substance abuse history, he…
20y · Male·Hanging
… of mental illness including PTSD stemming from exposure to traumatic internet imagery at age 10, a prior suicide attempt in 2015, and a suicide attempt by drug ingestion in May 2019. Despite concerning signs—including …
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
…. He was discharged from Northside Mental Health Unit on 9 June 2021 following admission for overdose and suicide attempt. The coroner found no deficits in his treatment or care, and that procedures and protocols were c…
57y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries following a fall from height onto rocks
A 57-year-old European-born man died by suicide after falling from a cliff in northern Tasmania in July 2014. He had experienced progressive mental healt…
34y · Male·unascertained (suspected suicide, but body not located so no post-mortem examina…
…sychotic features, disappeared on 10 January 2011 after starting a new job that triggered anxiety. He had previously attempted suicide in 2008. His sister Michelle advocated for improved family involvement in his mental …
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
…rs, a 29-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psychosis, disappeared on 28 January 2016 after being released from cus…
33y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to plastic bag asphyxia
Jodi McPaul, a 33-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia and chronic suicide risk, was admitted involuntarily to Frankston Hospital on 29 March 2007. Despite psychiatric team awarene…
38y · Male·Unable to determine; presumed to be drowning, hypothermia, or other cause follow…
…lexander Lehmann, a 38-year-old man with a significant history of mental health difficulties and multiple suicide attempts by drug overdose, disappeared during a ferry journey from Devonport to Melbourne on 15-16 August…
37y · Female·Drowning
Nicole McCarroll, a 37-year-old woman with a significant psychiatric history including depression and previous suicide attempts, died by drowning on 22 January 2010. She had experienced a domestic dispute the previou…
27y · Female·carbon monoxide intoxication due to voluntary and intentional inhalation of exha…
A 27-year-old woman with a lengthy history of depression, anxiety, and previous suicide attempts died by carbon monoxide poisoning. She was referred to mental health crisis services on …
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