14y · Male·Undetermined; high suspicion of non-accidental injury, most likely smothering, b…
…actures (3-6 weeks old) consistent with chest compression/squeezing, facial bruising suggesting possible smothering, and evidence of previous lung haemorrhage. Both parents gave conflicting accounts; the father claimed t…
77y · Female·Asphyxia from manual strangulation and smothering
…eston, Tasmania, between 22-23 April 2012. The cause of death was asphyxia from manual strangulation and smothering. The perpetrator had never been assessed or treated for mental health issues before the incident, though…
87y · Female·combined effects of pentobarbitone, oxazepam, amlodipine and zopiclone ingestion…
…87, died from combined drug ingestion (pentobarbitone, oxazepam, zopiclone, amlodipine) with evidence of smothering and plastic bag asphyxia. This was a planned end-of-life death undertaken with her husband's assistance.…
44y · Female·inhalation of products of combustion and burns (suicide)
…re. Post-mortem examinations showed the children died before the fire spread, likely from suffocation or smothering, though the exact cause could not be determined. The deaths occurred at the height of a Family Court cus…
71y · Female·asphyxiation
Veronica Corstorphine, aged 71, died from asphyxiation caused by being smothered with a pillow by her daughter Natalie Maher on 3 October 2019. This case does not involve medical care or clinical decision-making. The dea…
3y · Male·smothering
A 3-year-old boy died from smothering by his mother, who was suffering from severe bipolar affective disorder with psychotic features and seve…
19y · Unknown·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest as a result of injuries sustained …
Two teenagers, Eliza Wannan (19) and William Dalton-Brown (19), died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest after being run over and crushed by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old learner driver at a private pr…
35y · Female·homicide by smothering/suffocation, possibly facilitated by chloroform exposure
…nd Nilesh, who killed his family and then himself. Mr Sharma exposed family members to chloroform before smothering them between 28-29 April 2012. Key clinical lessons: (1) Health professionals should screen for intimate…
36y · Male·Hanging (Mr Sharma); Homicide by smothering/suffocation or chloroform exposure (…
…) between 28-29 April 2012, then died by hanging. Evidence suggests he exposed them to chloroform before smothering them. The case involved a history of controlling and isolating behaviour by Mr Sharma toward his wife, t…
25y · Female·Undetermined
25-year-old German national Simone Strobel was found dead on 17 February 2005 near Lismore, NSW, covered with palm fronds. She died between midnight and 5:30am on 12 February 2005 following an argument with her boyfriend…
3y · Female·Homicide by chloroform exposure and/or smothering by father
…de-suicide perpetrated by her father. The coroner found she was likely killed by chloroform exposure and smothering between 28-29 April 2012. Her father also killed her mother and older brother, then took his own life by…
20y · Female·unascertained
Alyce Pollett, a 20-year-old pregnant woman, was found dead in her bed on 14 July 2011 after being unwell for approximately one week with flu-like symptoms. Autopsy findings were concerning for possible asphyxia due to n…
25y · Male·opiate toxicity (heroin overdose)
Andrew Nicholas Petrelis, a witness protection program participant, was found dead in his Caloundra apartment on 11 September 1995 from opiate toxicity (heroin overdose). He had relocated from Western Australia to Queens…
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
Tracey Ellen Knowles, aged 42, was found deceased in a vehicle on 19 July 2021 from an unascertained cause. She had a history of heroin use and experienced family violence. Police misidentified her as the 'predominant ag…
Unknown·Multiple causes: Antony Way died from stab wounds to neck and trunk; Tania Simps…
Paul Rogers murdered his estranged partner Tania Simpson and her friend Antony Way by stabbing them at their Robina apartment on 15 May 2011. He then abducted their 5-year-old daughter Kyla, drove to NSW, and asphyxiated…
5y · Male·unascertained
A 5-year-old boy and his sister (3 years old) and mother were killed by their father between 28-29 April 2012 in their Glen Waverley home. The father, who had experienced cognitive impairment and mood changes following a…
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