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60y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash (pedestrian)
A 60-year-old Aboriginal female pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on the Stuart Highway in Darwin while attempting to access the Darwin Sobering Up Shelter. She was acutely intoxicated (BAC 0.18%) and positioned i…
47y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries to the neck, chest and lower limbs sustained in a …
A 47-year-old male passenger died from multiple blunt force injuries (bilateral pneumothoraces, pulmonary contusions, ruptured spleen, pelvic fractures, cervical spine fracture with spinal cord haemorrhage) from a high-s…
43y · Male·Not able to be determined
Shane Tapp, a 43-year-old man involved in illegal drug distribution in Katherine NT, was found dead in the Katherine River on 12 April 2021. His body showed advanced decomposition limiting post-mortem examination. He was…
31y · Male·positional asphyxia due to synthetic cannabis use and obesity
Christopher Mark Malyschko, a 31-year-old male imprisoned for life, died in a Northern Territory prison cell from positional asphyxia caused by synthetic cannabis (Kronic) use combined with obesity. Clinical and systemic…
23y · Male·sea snake bite with neurotoxic venom causing neuromuscular paralysis and respira…
Harry Evans, a 23-year-old deckhand from England, died from neurotoxic sea snake envenomation while working on a prawn trawler in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Bitten on the finger at 8:20am, he developed progressive neuromus…
22y · Male·accidental multi-drug toxicity, predominantly oxycodone and 3,4-methylenedioxyme…
Fazan Khan, a 22-year-old employed motor trimmer, died from accidental multi-drug toxicity from oxycodone and MDMA at a house party. He had a history of prescription opioid use (Panadeine Forte, oxycodone) for work-relat…
36y · Male·drowning
Ryan Ashton, 36, drowned in a resort swimming pool after becoming extremely intoxicated overnight. Toxicology showed blood alcohol of 0.239%, consistent with acute alcohol toxicity. He had remained awake and drinking alo…
23y · Male·Suicide by hanging
Dwayne Joseph Berto, a 23-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide by hanging in his home in Darwin on 25 August 2010. He was highly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.268%) and deeply distressed. Contributing factors included…
19y · Male·Intentional self-inflicted hanging
A 19-year-old Aboriginal man from East Arnhem was transported home by police following a disturbance outside a nightclub. He had previously threatened suicide twice in recent weeks while intoxicated, and his behaviour wa…
12y · Male·accidental suffocation secondary to the inhalation of vapour from Opal fuel
Kenny Malthouse, 12-year-old Aboriginal boy, died from accidental suffocation following inhalation of Opal fuel vapour on 13-14 April 2007 in Hermannsburg, Northern Territory. He had a known history of petrol sniffing si…
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
Richard Mark Kiel, a 37-year-old with chronic opioid addiction, died from acute heart failure caused by lethally high levels of methadone and alprazolam, likely consumed on 9 September 2005. His GP, Dr G., prescribed the…
Unknown·Erfinna Lay: Aspiration resulting from Acute Multiple Drug Toxicity; John Quirk:…
Two young people died from acute multiple drug toxicity in 2005. Erfinna Lay (22, female) died from aspiration after ingesting chloral hydrate prescribed to her partner. John Quirk (27, male) died from doloxene overdose …
39y · Female·drowning associated with drug toxicity
Marie Kirwin, aged 39, died by drowning in her home swimming pool in the early hours of 15 September 2002. Toxicological analysis revealed a toxic level of temazepam (1.2 mg/L) and therapeutic level of promethazine in he…
33y · Female·Drowning contributed to by high level of intoxication (blood alcohol 0.192%)
Sarah Johnson, 33-year-old Aboriginal woman, was found dead on Lameroo Beach on 1 January 2002 after drowning. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.192% and was intoxicated. Evidence indicates she was at the Hippe Club on …
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