1,691 results for “suicide”
Unknown·suicide
This coronial investigation examined a suicide cluster in Casey and Cardinia (Victoria) involving twelve young people aged 13-24 years in 2011-2012. The…
15y · Male·Hanging
…ng behaviour. An autopsy revealed scars consistent with prior self-harm. The death occurred during a 2009 suicide cluster in Greater Geelong affecting seven young people aged 18 and under (compared to one death in 2007 …
16y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia secondary to hanging
Taylor Janssen, 16, died by hanging after the suicide of her recent ex-boyfriend Zac Harvey. She was found in her home garage on 27 March 2009 and died in hosp…
Unknown·Suicide by intentional fall or jump from Tasman Bridge
Coroner's inquiry into six suicide deaths at the Tasman Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania, between 2014-2015. All six deceased intentionally jumped f…
42y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…iven by jealousy and perceived slights. O'Rourke had a significant criminal history and family history of suicide. No alcohol or drugs (except non-toxic antihistamine) were detected. The death represents a homicide-suic…
52y · Male·Head injuries
Peter Trimbos, a 52-year-old lawyer, died by suicide following overwhelming psychological distress from multiple stressors: the deaths of his parents and fath…
14y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
…d online. She had no prior mental health history or significant stressors. The coroner identified a youth suicide cluster in Geelong in 2009, with seven deaths aged 18 and under that year. Key clinical lessons include: …
86y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning
…t criteria, and discharged to community care with daily follow-up planned. Within three weeks, he died by suicide. Key clinical lessons: (1) older men aged 85+ have the highest suicide rate in Victoria—this demographic …
14y · Female·Hanging
… was well-supported and her death could not have been reasonably foreseen. The investigation identified a suicide cluster in Greater Geelong in 2009 and made recommendations for enhanced suicide prevention frameworks, m…
68y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall
68-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and history of suicide attempts died by jumping from a car park rooftop on 14 April 2015. She had been discharged from psychiatr…
25y · Male·Unable to be determined
Alan Ly, aged 25, disappeared on 22 September 2015 and is presumed dead. Evidence strongly suggests suicide: a handwritten note expressing long-standing suicidal ideation, recent paternal suicide, sleep disturbanc…
Unknown·Suicide by jump from height and rail suicide
… the Coroners Prevention Unit at direction of Coroner Audrey Jamieson, analyzes jump from height and rail suicides in Victoria (2000–2012). Of 313 jump from height suicides identified, 33.2% occurred at the West Gate Br…
74y · Male·Drowning
Stephen James O'Connell, aged 74, died by suicide by drowning in the Derwent River on 2 October 2024. He had a significant psychiatric history with previou…
34y · Male·Hanging
A 34-year-old man died by suicide by hanging whilst on remand in a correctional facility. He had disclosed his father's suicide 12 years ea…
42y · Male·hanging
…receiving news that his relationship was ending. Although he had a 2001 history of depression and a prior suicide attempt documented in Justice Health records, this was not flagged in his February 2014 reception assessm…
14y · Male·hanging
A 14-year-old Aboriginal boy died by suicide by hanging at his school. He had experienced childhood trauma including neglect, domestic violence, and p…
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
…o Indigenous young men, JE (16 years) and JJ (16 years), both died by hanging within four months during a suicide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occurring after paint sniffing and alcoh…
31y · Male·Multiple injuries in a fall
A 31-year-old male with depression and a history of suicide attempts stopped taking his antidepressant (escitalopram) against medical advice. On 9 October 2008, afte…
38y · Male·hanging in custody
…custody and died by hanging in a mental health screening unit cell on 3 September 2013. Clinical lessons: suicide risk assessment in custodial settings is inherently difficult and checkbox-based risk tools are poorly de…
58y · Male·unascertained
Peter James Guidera, a 58-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidal ideation, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on 8 May 1998 from Narrogin, Western Australia, shortly after receiving a distressi…
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