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41y · Female·multiple stab wounds to the neck
This inquest examined the death of Prabha Arunkumar, a 41-year-old computer programmer who died from multiple stab wounds to the neck sustained during an attack in Parramatta Park on 7 March 2015. She was transported to …
53y · Male·Gunshot wound to the left thigh with transection of femoral artery and vein; exs…
Jacob Carr died from a gunshot wound to his left thigh sustained during a police operation at his home. He had assaulted his elderly mother, and police responded to a domestic violence call. During confrontation, Mr Carr…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
Adam Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old with complex facial and skull fractures from a motor vehicle collision, underwent emergency tracheostomy placement. On 22 August 2020, 13 days later, his tracheostomy tube became dislodged…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
RW, a 64-year-old with chronic ischaemic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosurgery. He was subsequently treated with unfractionated hepar…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
Thomas Redman, aged 18, sustained a catastrophic laceration to his right axilla involving complete transection of major arteries and veins after putting his arm through a glass window at a rural property near Gloucester,…
27y · Female·chest injuries
Olivia Inglis, 27, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall whilst competing in the cross country phase of eventing at the 2016 Scone Horse Trials. She successfully negotiated fence 8A but fell at fence 8B. The coron…
67y · Male·Blunt head injury (bilateral subarachnoid haemorrhage, left sided subdural haemo…
A 67-year-old man died from blunt head injury sustained when struck by a car while crossing a residential road near his home. He was taken to Liverpool Hospital for urgent neurosurgery but died 13 days later from the tra…
20y · Male·drowning
Brendan Vickery, a 20-year-old, died by drowning in a quarry reservoir after jumping from a cliff. He was an adequate swimmer who appeared fit and well before jumping. After his initial jump, witnesses observed him expre…
25y · Male·traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage due to vertebral artery dissection
Phillip Hughes, a 25-year-old professional cricketer, died from traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by vertebral artery dissection after being struck on the neck by a cricket ball during a Sheffield Shield ma…
30y · Male·head injury occasioned by impact with a moving vehicle moving at speed
Matthew Mitchell, 30 years old, died from a severe head injury sustained when struck by a moving vehicle on Graham Drive, Sandy Beach on 17 August 2013. He remained comatose for one month before dying at Royal North Shor…
82y · Male·complications from multiple injuries received in a motor vehicle accident
Karl Guy Meyers, 82 years old, died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He developed an ileus or pseudo-colonic obstruction requiring nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion. The key c…
19y · Male·ischaemic brain injury after cardiac arrest, brought about by blunt force injuri…
Tommy Ngo, 19, died from ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by blunt force neck injuries sustained during Chinese lion dancing training. He was propelled into a steel pole when his partner missed a ju…
21y · Male·head and neck injuries including skull fracture and probable fractures to the up…
A 21-year-old man died from head and neck injuries sustained as a passenger in a vehicle driven by an impaired driver during a police pursuit. The driver had consumed cannabis and diazepam before operating the vehicle at…
17y · Female·multiple internal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Aoni Peng, a 17-year-old international student, was struck by a car at a roundabout intersection while crossing to reach her university. The collision resulted from mutual inattention: the driver failed to look left befo…
59y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest, with projectile entering the left flank between ribs…
Gary Allibon, a 59-year-old armoured car security officer, was fatally shot during an armed robbery at Darling Park Building, Sydney on 7 June 2010. He sustained a single unsurvivable gunshot wound to the chest (entry le…
19y · Male·chest injuries caused by blunt force trauma suffered in a high speed motorcycle …
Tyrone Gilks, 19, a professional freestyle motocross rider, died from chest injuries after a motorcycle long-distance jump attempt at Maitland Showground. His motorcycle had insufficient speed (111 km/h vs required 114.5…
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