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72y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, fluoxetine)
Linda Joy Bridle, 72, died from combined drug toxicity (tapentadol and fluoxetine) with a contributing subdural haemorrhage. She had multiple chronic conditions including heart failure and chronic pain, managed through c…
35y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity; chronic hepatitis as contributing factor
Phi Long Dang, a 35-year-old Vietnamese man remanded at Fulham Correctional Centre on drug trafficking charges, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 4 August 2024. During a visit on 3 August, he likely ingested a ball…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
Anthony Parisi, 39, died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, methamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of police restraint and moderate coronary artery atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on …
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
David James Dorling, a 59-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes, ingested 90-100 paracetamol tablets on 1 February 2024 with suicidal intent. He attended court the next day and was r…
48y · Female·Unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
A 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died unexpectedly in residential care. Post-mortem examination showed acute pulmonary oedema and intra-alveolar haemorrhage wit…
28y · Female·3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) and ketamine toxicity
Trang Thi Thu Le, 28, died on her birthday from MDMA and ketamine toxicity after attending an electronic dance music event at John Cain Arena. She collapsed after consuming drugs purchased from an unknown source within t…
41y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity (ethanol and benzodiazepine)
Narisha Faye Cash, 41-year-old Aboriginal woman, died on 26 March 2020 from combined drug toxicity (ethanol and benzodiazepines) following an inadequate emergency services response to her mental health crisis. She called…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
Raymond John Flaherty, a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescribed benzodiazepines inc…
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 dispenser. He had purchased 300 cream chargers plus a 640g tank online two da…
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…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines, metonitazene). He inje…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
Heather Calgaret, a 30-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after being administered a first dose of buprenorphine (Buvidal) injection without prior stabilisation on sublingual Suboxone. …
53y · Female·Unascertained
A 53-year-old woman died after consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms at an unlicensed retreat. She consumed approximately 6 grams of mushroom powder brewed as tea, became unable to walk, reported breathing difficulti…
32y · Female·Caffeine toxicity
32-year-old woman died from caffeine toxicity after ingesting caffeine tablets. She called 000 at 7:49 pm reporting dizziness and numbness but was triaged as non-urgent Code 3. Unable to connect with a secondary triage p…
27y · Male·Cyanide toxicity
Phillip Reidy, 27, died from cyanide toxicity after ingesting sodium cyanide during police arrest for a family violence incident. He had purchased 250g of sodium cyanide online from Bacto Laboratories using false informa…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four people died from protonitazene toxicity on 24 June 2024 after inhaling what they believed was cocaine but which was adulterated with protonitazene, an extremely potent synthetic opioid (100 times more potent than he…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four adults died on 24 June 2024 from protonitazene toxicity after purchasing drugs believed to be MDMA and cocaine in Melbourne. Protonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than heroin that has conta…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four adults died on 24 June 2024 following inhalation of cocaine adulterated with protonitazene, a novel synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. Michael Hodgkinson purchased drugs believed to be MDMA and coca…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four adults died on 24 June 2024 from protonitazene toxicity after ingesting illicitly purchased drugs they believed to be MDMA and cocaine. Protonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid approximately 100 times more potent t…
18y · Male·Unascertained; likely hypothermia possibly in combination with drowning
Jodus Murphy, 18, disappeared from his mother's home on 12 May 2023 and was found deceased near the Goulburn River on 14 June 2023. He had experienced significant life disruption following his grandparents' relocation to…
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