Coronial

46 results for schizophrenia with psychotic relapse

NSWcommunity2025-10-31

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Sana Salman

34y · Female·not able to be determined - body not found

Sana Salman, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, went missing on 1 September 2022 after being discharged from…

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NSWcommunity2021-08-18

Inquest into the death of A F

24y · Male·multiple stab wounds to the chest that he inflicted upon himself

A 24-year-old man with diagnosed schizophrenia experienced a relapse and engaged in a dangerous spree involving vehicle theft, ass…

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NSWcommunity2019-07-30

Inquest into the death of Dennis Brooks

35y · Male·Unknown

Dennis Brooks, 35, a man with paranoid schizophrenia, disappeared from his Katoomba home on 2 May 2016 after exhibiting signs of psychoti…

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VICmental health2014-02-10

Finding into death of Frank (Francesco) Sette

72y · Male·Cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage from self-inflicted fall

Frank Sette, a 72-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia, died from a cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage sustained when he del…

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WAmental health2021-06-29

Inquest into the Death of Samuel Mark WALSH

38y · Male·carbon monoxide toxicity

… October 2014 while subject to a custody order for a forensic mental health condition. He had paranoid schizophrenia and had been remarkably stable on clozapine for eight years, achieving clinical remission. In late Sep…

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VIChome2019-08-15

Finding into death of Jovan Kozarov

62y · Male·Incised wound to the neck

A 62-year-old man died from an incised neck wound inflicted by his son during a psychotic relapse. The son, with a 15-year history of schizophrenia managed in the community, was experiencing wor…

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WAcommunity2023-10-20

Inquest into the Death of Ashley Dean FILDES

34y · Male·gunshot injuries to the torso

Ashley Fildes, a 34-year-old man with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police on 1 May 2020 after stabbing multiple people at a shopping centre…

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NSWcommunity2025-08-25

Inquest into the death of Ashley Paull

49y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck

Ashley Paull, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died after being struck by a truck while walking along the Pacific Highway following his rel…

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WAmental health2014-04-11

Inquest into the Death of Rutherford Sarah

28y · Female·multiple injuries from deliberate fall from pedestrian bridge onto Mitchell Free…

Sarah Jane Rutherford, a 28-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died on 27 December 2009 after falling from a pedestrian brid…

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WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Sarah Jane RUTHERFORD

28y · Female·multiple injuries

Sarah Jane Rutherford, a 28-year-old with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide on 27 December 2009 after falling from a brid…

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VICcommunity2017-09-13

Finding into death of Luis Lopez

52y · Male·hanging

Luis Lopez, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia managed by NorthWestern Mental Health Service, died by hanging on 10 February 2015. On 9 Febr…

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WAmental health2023-02-13

Inquest into the Death of Philip SULLEY

58y · Male·coronary artery arteriosclerosis (natural causes)

…0 at Bentley Mental Health Unit. He presented to Royal Perth Hospital emergency department on 19 April 2020 with psychotic behaviour but was discharged; his presentation was judged appropriate at the time despite later a…

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NSWcommunity2026-02-05

Inquest into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction Volume 1

40y · Male·Victims: fatal stab wounds from knife attack; Joel Cauchi: fatal gunshot wounds …

Joel Cauchi, a 40-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, carried out a stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shoppi…

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NSWcommunity2025-03-06

Inquest into the death of Fiona Turnbull

59y · Female·multiple injuries from fall from height

Fiona Turnbull, a 59-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia on clozapine, died from multiple injuries after falling from her third-floor balcony …

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VICmental health2012-10-12

Finding into death of Grant Elliot Phillips

29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident (intentional self-harm)

Grant Phillips, 29-year-old with schizophrenia and complex psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts, was admitted involuntari…

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NSWcommunity2026-02-05

Inquest into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction Volume 2

Female, male·Stab wounds inflicted by Joel Cauchi

Joel Cauchi, suffering a psychotic relapse of chronic schizophrenia, carried out a rapid active armed offender (AAO) attack at Westfield Bo…

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SAcommunity2006-12-13

Coroner's Finding: ELDRIDGE Michael and GERARD David

Multiple stab wounds to chest (David Gerard: stab wound to chest piercing heart;…

Joint inquest into two homicides by individuals with schizophrenia who were managed by mental health services. Anthony Butler stabbed David Gerard in 2001 after…

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WAaged care2020-03-27

Inquest into the Death of Laureen Kaye REILLY

54y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, cannabis, and prescription medications…

… died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, cannabis, and prescription medications including antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. She had complex mental health disorders, acquired brain injury, and longstanding …

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VICmental health2015-07-08

Finding into death of David Allan D'Angelo

30y · Male·Heroin toxicity

David D'Angelo, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and polysubstance dependence, was admitted to The Alfred Psychiatric Unit involuntarily on 24…

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SAhospital2020-07-02

Coroner's Finding: WHATLEY Deborah Rose

55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia

A 55-year-old woman with schizophrenia, epilepsy, asthma and COPD presented to hospital with abdominal pain and confusion. Initial E…

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