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37y · Female·morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea
Ms UT, a 37-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died of morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was prescribed clozapine, an effective but potentially cardiotoxic a…
19y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision whilst riding her E-Sco…
Laura Kelly, aged 19 years, died from multiple injuries sustained when her e-scooter collided with a motor vehicle on Drakeford Drive, Kambah, in the Australian Capital Territory on 25 September 2022. She rode through a …
Male·toxicity caused by a combination of methylamphetamine and morphine
Felipe Esteban Alvarez died on 30 March 2021 from toxicity caused by methylamphetamine and morphine (heroin) ingestion at his unit in Taylor, ACT. He collapsed after self-injecting heroin in the presence of others, inclu…
34y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
Lena Edwards, 34, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 25 September 2021 while involuntarily detained at Dhulwa Mental Health Unit under a Psychiatric Treatment Order. She had severe, treatment-resistant schizophrenia …
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
On 22 October 2022, a 24-year-old driver died in a single-vehicle road accident on Maribyrnong Avenue, Kaleen, ACT. His Nissan Navara utility struck a tree at approximately 109 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. The deceased was un…
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure complicated by type 2 respiratory failure
Peter Vernon Wallace was a 76-year-old man with schizophrenia subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order, living in aged care. He had serious physical comorbidities including congestive cardiac failure, type 2 respiratory …
16y · Female·head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
A 16-year-old girl died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on a residential street in Canberra. The driver, a P-plate driver with less than 12 months experience, was driving a 2011 Nissan Navara ute in…
93y · Male·Complications of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp
Donald Morley, aged 93, died at Claire Holland House hospice on 12 July 2024 while serving a nine-year sentence for murder. He was under 24/7 custodial supervision. The cause of death was complications of invasive squamo…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
Mr Deleman was a 69-year-old man with untreated schizophrenia, advanced liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, presenting to hospital on 1 April 2024 with abdominal swelling. He was admitted to The Canberra Hospital and place…
18y · Male·drowning in a motor vehicle accident
MK, 18 years old, died by drowning after his car entered Isabella Pond following a motor vehicle accident. Witnesses observed him inhaling from a balloon-shaped object while driving through a roundabout. A large nitrous …
71y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a cycling accident caused by impact with a tree b…
Paul Storey, a 71-year-old active cyclist, died from multiple injuries sustained when his head struck a large tree branch hanging across a bicycle path on Black Mountain Peninsula, ACT. A public report of the hazardous t…
Female·sodium nitrite poisoning
A 70-year-old school teacher and community advocate with motor neuron disease (MND) died by sodium nitrite ingestion on 27 April 2023. She had explicitly expressed wishes to end her life and explored available options. P…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by hypothermia following prolonged exposure to extreme col…
Captain David Wood, an experienced helicopter pilot, fell into a concealed crevasse on the West Ice Shelf in Antarctica while conducting fuel cache operations. He was exposed to extreme cold (-14°C) and remained in the c…
44y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
Joseph Junior Suwedi, aged 44, died in a single-vehicle motor accident on 21 February 2023 after losing control of his car on Antill Street, Watson, ACT. He had consumed approximately eight pints of beer over several hou…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
A 52-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident after losing control on a residential street. Critical contributing factors included: riding while significantly intoxicated (blood alcohol…
45y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of t…
A 45-year-old man died from catastrophic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision at an intersection in Canberra when a truck driver ran a red light at approximately 79 km/h. The truck driver had been inattentive …
19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
A 19-year-old woman died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Black Mountain Drive, Canberra on 4 June 2022. She was driving a 1986 Toyota sedan at approximately 80 km/h when she lost control …
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. For Mohammad Shahidulla…
This is a road traffic accident involving a red Toyota Yaris driven by Anwar Jahid that collided head-on with a Toyota HiAce on John Gorton Drive, Whitlam, ACT on 16 October 2022. Three passengers—Mohammad Shahidullah, S…
63y · Male·pulmonary emphysema
Stanley McIntyre, a 63-year-old man with severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from pulmonary emphasema on 23 June 2021 while subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order. He had advanced COAD diagnosed only one mon…
Male·heroin overdose
This is a procedural decision (not final inquest findings) regarding Felipe Esteban Alvarez's heroin-related death in March 2021. Approximately 4 hours elapsed between his overdose at a residential unit and the emergency…
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