Deceased
RP
Demographics
male
Coroner
Decision ofDeputy State Coroner Grahame
Date of death
2016-04-28
Finding date
2017-11-22
Cause of death
hanging
AI-generated summary
A man died by suicide during a police operation when officers attended to execute a search warrant at his property. He left the premises, went to a nearby reserve, and hanged himself. The inquest examined the circumstances of his death in the context of the police operation. The detailed findings were subject to a non-publication order, limiting the available clinical information. Key lessons relate to recognising suicide risk during police interventions and ensuring appropriate mental health assessment and support when individuals are in crisis or facing stressful legal situations.
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STATE CORONER’S COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Inquest: Inquest into the death of RP Hearing dates: 22 November 2017 Date of findings: 22 November 2017 Place of findings: NSW State Coroner’s Court, Glebe Findings of: Magistrate Harriet Grahame, Deputy State Coroner Catchwords: CORONIAL LAW – self-inflicted death, death in a police operation File numbers: 2016/00131207 Representation: Mr J Harris, solicitor advocate assisting, instructed by Jamie McLachlan, solicitor, Crown Solicitor’s Office Mr Ryan Coffey, solicitor, Office of General Counsel, for the Commissioner of Police
Findings: As a result of reviewing the documentary and oral evidence presented in this matter, I make the following findings pursuant to section 81(1) of the Coroners Act 2009 (NSW) Identity The person who died was RP.
Date of death He died on 28 April 2016.
Place of death He died at Turrella Reserve, Earlwood, NSW.
Cause of death He died from hanging.
Manner of death RP died in the course of a police operation. Police attended his property to execute a search warrant.
RP left the property, went to the nearby Turrella Reserve and hanged himself with the intention of ending his life.
Non Publication Order The detailed reasons for these findings are subject to a non-publication order pursuant to section 75 of the Coroners Act 2009 NSW.
Magistrate Harriet Grahame Deputy State Coroner 22 November 2017 NSW State Coroner’s Court, Glebe
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