TAShome2020-05-18
Coroner's Finding: Baby E
5y · Female·suffocation
A five-month-old girl died from suffocation while co-sleeping in an adult bed with both parents and an older sibling. The infant was anatomically n…
paediatricsforensic medicine
TAShome2023-10-19
Coroner's Finding: de-identified FG
0y · Male·suffocation due to overlay by a sleeping adult
A 59-day-old premature infant died from suffocation due to overlay by a sleeping parent. The infant was placed on a mattress next to the parent's cot after…
paediatricsneonatologysystem
NThome2011-05-13
Inquest into the death of Marlon Aidan Clancy
8y · Male·accidental suffocation (mechanism unknown)
An eight-week-old Aboriginal male infant died from accidental suffocation in circumstances of co-sleeping with his heavily intoxicated mother, young sister, and an adult male on…
paediatricspathologycommunicationalcohol
SAhome2008-06-25
Coroner's Finding: Baby Safe Sleeping Practices
Zara Schupelius: suffocation; Callum Smith: undetermined; Jake Hackett: suffocat…
Concurrent inquests into five sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), three attributed to suffocation and two undetermined but with suffocation as a significant possibility. All deaths occurred in infants …
forensic medicinepaediatricssystemcommunication
TAShome2020-05-19
Coroner's Finding: Baby I
1y · Female·Suffocation due to co-sleeping (bed sharing)
A one-month-old infant died from suffocation while co-sleeping with her mother on a couch. The mother fell asleep while breastfeeding, with the baby…
paediatricsforensic medicine
TAShome2021-11-26
Coroner's Finding: Breward, Bradley Wade
Male·Homicide; likely suffocation due to placement of plastic bag over head, but exac…
…ns recovered from Lake Eugenana a month later, the precise cause could not be determined but was likely suffocation. The coroner found no medical or clinical factors contributed to the death—this was a criminal homicide…
methamphetamine
TAShome2020-03-09
Coroner's Finding: MH
0y · Female·Suffocation due to unsafe sleeping environment with overlying and/or bedding ent…
…ld, rather than in her own cot. Parents provided inconsistent accounts to responders. The coroner found suffocation as the likely cause, either by overlying or bedding entanglement. Risk factors included maternal smokin…
paediatricsforensic medicinesystem
SAhome2010-09-30
Coroner's Finding: Infant Co-Sleeping
Female·Multiple: undetermined consistent with overlaying (Naomi Kade); undetermined pos…
…volving co-sleeping with adults. Deaths were attributed to undetermined causes, possible overlaying, or suffocation. Key findings: co-sleeping significantly increases risk of sudden unexplained infant death, especially …
forensic medicinepaediatricsamitriptyline
TAShome2018-05-31
Coroner's Finding: Hayes, Teegan Rose Dana
0y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following respiratory arrest due to accidental suffocation …
A 24-day-old infant died from hypoxic brain injury following accidental suffocation whilst co-sleeping with her intoxicated mother. The parents were known to child protection services (CP…
paediatricsintensive caresystemcommunicationalcohol
TAShome2022-02-23
Coroner's Finding: BR - deidentified
0y · Female·Undetermined - coroner unable to determine exact cause; unsafe sleeping environm…
…ed no definitive cause but identified significant risk factors: unsafe sleeping conditions with risk of suffocation, rhinovirus infection, and nicotine exposure. The infant had received appropriate health checks and vac…
paediatricsneonatologysystem
VIChome2021-05-20
Finding into death of Brodie Moran
8y · Male·Suffocation
Brodie Moran, an 8-year-old boy, died by suffocation at the hands of his mother, Ms Finch, on 8 March 2018. Ms Finch had a history of depression and anxiety…
general practicepsychiatrysystemvenlafaxine
WAhome2013
Inquest into the Death of Murphy, Sean Gordan Peter
3y · Male·Entrapment in an airtight environment (washing machine drum) resulting in suffoc…
… in an airtight LG front-loading washing machine at his home in Hilton, Western Australia. He died from suffocation due to entrapment in the airtight drum. The coroner was unable to definitively establish whether Sean b…
emergency medicinepathologysystemoxycodone
VIChome2014-11-28
Finding into death of Hailey Holmes
5y · Female·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Category II
…couch mattress, and rolled blankets to fill gaps. The coroner found that the sleeping environment posed suffocation risks, particularly due to ill-fitting mattress and additional soft items. Maternal and child health nu…
paediatricsemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
VIChome2025-11-11
Finding into death of RBJ
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
A 26-year-old man died from suffocation after intentional recreational nitrous oxide use via a full-face gas mask connected to a cream whipper …
forensic medicinepublic healthnitrous oxide
SAmental health2017-11-29
Coroner's Finding: MICHIE Tiffany Jayne.docx
22y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia, possibly contributed to by neck compression
…ad explicitly stated plastic bag asphyxiation as a contemplated suicide method. Following her attempted suffocation with a pillow on 24 October, staff failed to escalate her care, increase observations, or restrict acce…
psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationmirtazapine
ACThome2021-08-25
Inquest into the deaths ofAnne Wachera MuhoroEzvin Munene MugeraFuraha Murathime Muhoro; andInquiry into a fire at 6 Peter Coppin Street, Bonner
44y · Female·inhalation of products of combustion and burns (suicide)
… 5) hours before. 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 F…
forensic medicineibuprofen
NSW2009-03-06
Coroner's Finding: Michelle Loraine Bright
17y · Female·Homicidal violence of undetermined aetiology
…e body, though decomposition prevented exact determination of the mechanism. The pathologist considered suffocation or strangulation with a broad ligature as possible causes. Evidence at the inquest indicated the victim…
QLDcommunity2014-03-25
Baby T - Non-inquest findings
0y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest due to …
…ed systemic issues: inconsistent safety messaging about infant slings, inadequate consumer awareness of suffocation risks, and the need for standardised safety instructions. The coroner recommended improved education ca…
paediatricsemergency medicinesystem
TAS2019-07-03
Coroner's Finding: Eaton, Jodi Michelle
28y · Female·asphyxia due to neck compression or strangulation
…. The coroner recommends Tasmania enact specific legislation creating an indictable offence of choking, suffocation or strangulation.
emergency medicineforensic medicinesystemalcohol
VIChome2021-02-24
Finding into death of Jordan Malcolm Colin White
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to neck compression from faulty portacot
…that caregivers must be aware that faulty or defective portable cots and similar equipment pose serious suffocation hazards, particularly for increasingly mobile infants.
intensive careneurologysystem
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