An ACT coroner found that 48-year-old Felipe Esteban Alvarez was deprived of any chance of survival after bystanders, including two trained harm minimisation workers, waited hours to call an ambulance following his fatal overdose in Canberra.
A new Stan documentary, "Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz," reveals that Australian fitness influencer Aziz Shavershian (Zyzz) died in 2011 from acute respiratory failure due to a drug interaction, not a heart attack in a sauna as widely believed. The film explores his rise, struggles with fame, and the looksmaxxing trend.
Australian hiker William Standish, 28, was found dead in Wyoming's Teton mountain range after losing contact with family on July 23 while thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail. Authorities suspect a fatal fall.
A coronial inquest in Sydney is examining the 2023 fatal police shooting of 43-year-old Jesse Deacon, who lived with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, after he was reported self-harming. His mother, Judy Deacon, advocates for systemic change in police mental health responses, as testimony reveals officers lacked specific training and mental health history warnings.
Families of victims in the 2023 Sea World helicopter crash on Australia's Gold Coast shared their grief at the inquest's final day. The collision killed pilot Ashley Jenkinson, UK tourists Ronald and Diane Hughes, and NSW tourist Vanessa Tadros, with the inquest examining safety issues and a faulty radio antenna.
A legal challenge by four plaintiffs against the Coroner's Court verdict on the 2012 Lamma IV sinking, which killed 39 people, has ended in Hong Kong's High Court. The plaintiffs withdrew their application after the Legal Aid Department rejected their funding request.
A senior coroner in Blackpool is "highly likely" to hold an inquest into the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey, murdered by his adoptive father Jamie Varley. The inquest, expected in autumn next year, will scrutinize the acts and omissions of public authorities involved in the child's care.
An inquest began into the fatal police shooting of 43-year-old Jesse Deacon in Sydney in 2023. Officers responded to a self-harm call, kicked open his door, and shot him within a minute after a Taser failed. Deacon's mother advocates for systemic change in police mental health responses.
An inquest heard that an infusion tube delivering medicine to a premature baby at a Hong Kong public hospital was closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death in 2023. Nurses testified they did not know why the valve closed, with one resigning amid media criticism.
Chloe Moffat, 26, died by suicide after facing disciplinary proceedings at the Treasury. Her mother is calling for changes to the department's practices, including mental welfare assessments and informing employees of their rights.
Martyn Latchman, 38, died in Turkey after a hair transplant procedure in July 2025. He developed convulsions and cardiac arrest after local anaesthetic, with the cause of death being "unascertained" but consistent with Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST).
The inquest into the death of Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack, 27, has been adjourned again, with the coroner citing the need for further evidence following new document disclosures. The hearing, which began in June, will not resume until at least December 7.
Los Angeles County is investigating over a dozen employees at the Medical Examiner's office for potentially accessing confidential files related to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez without authorization, following leaks of graphic details before her autopsy report was public. The probe focuses on investigators and administrative staff.
Los Angeles County is investigating over a dozen employees at the Medical Examiner's office for allegedly accessing confidential files on 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez without authorization, following leaks of graphic details surrounding her death. The probe by the Department of Human Resources focuses on potential improper viewing of records before the autopsy report was public. The victim's body was found in September, and suspect David Anthony Burke was arrested in April and charged with murder.
Grace Riglar, girlfriend of late Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack, told an inquest her former manager Jonathan Morgan allegedly called her a “psycho” and made comments about her weight, impacting her eating habits. Riglar described Cusack as uncomfortable with Morgan's management style, which differed significantly from her positive experience under the previous manager.
Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke died in hospital after an unassisted home birth in September 2025, attended by her husband and 'birth keeper' Emily Lal, who lacked formal medical training. A coroner is investigating the incident.
Two Colorado men, including former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Lee Cotter, were arrested for allegedly mishandling at least two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains found behind a hidden door in Davis Mortuary. They face 125 counts of abuse of a corpse.
A gunman, identified as Seth Scott Hatfield, 25, allegedly inspired by incel ideology, killed a police officer and an Israeli civilian in Montreal, Quebec. The shooter was killed during the incident.
An inquest is examining the death of Stacey Warnecke, 30, from a postpartum hemorrhage. She died after choosing a "freebirth" supported by an unqualified "birthkeeper," Emily Lal, who allegedly downplayed symptoms and delayed calling an ambulance. Experts state Warnecke's death was preventable with medical intervention.
A coroner has found that the initial police investigation into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines in NSW was deeply flawed and hindered by racism. The Gomeroi teen's body was found on train tracks near Tamworth, and police quickly ruled it a suicide, a finding now disputed.
An inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke, who died after a home "freebirth", has been delayed due to new evidence from a forensic analysis of her mobile phone. Warnecke, a 30-year-old nutritionist, died from a postpartum haemorrhage. The birthkeeper, Emily Lal, testified that her role was supportive, not clinical, and she was not responsible for calling an ambulance unless asked.
A coroner has found the initial police investigation into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines in NSW was deeply flawed and hindered by racism. The Gomeroi teen's body was found on train tracks near Tamworth, and police quickly ruled it a suicide, a finding now disputed.
A birthkeeper testified at an inquest that her role was not to make a home birth safer, despite being paid $6,000 for support. The woman she assisted died from a postpartum hemorrhage after a freebirth.
A Tasmania coroner ruled that Dr. David Jackson's irresponsible prescribing of methadone and benzodiazepines directly caused the deaths of two drug-dependent patients, Nicholas Brown and Matthew Winwood, between 2016 and 2017.
