Coroner
Decision ofDeputy State Coroner Forbes
Date of death
2016-03-07
Finding date
2016-04-16
Cause of death
gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
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A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a police siege. The coroner found the death was intentionally self-inflicted. This case highlights the importance of police crisis negotiation training, mental health assessment protocols during armed incidents, and coordination between emergency services and mental health professionals. Key clinical lessons include recognising acute suicidality, ensuring appropriate mental health intervention during mental health crises, and proper de-escalation techniques in situations involving individuals in acute psychological distress. Better integration between police response and mental health services may have altered the outcome.
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CORONERS COURT NEW SOUTH WALES Inquest: Inquest into the death of WW Hearing dates: 13 April 2021 Date of findings: 16 April 2021 Place of findings: NSW State Coroner’s Court, Lidcombe Findings of: Magistrate C Forbes, Deputy State Coroner Catchwords: CORONIAL LAW-self-inflicted death during a police siegemandatory inquest File number: 2016/73098 Representation: Ms C Melis, Counsel Assisting instructed by Ms A Doyle, Crown Solicitors Office Mrs W (WW's mother) and Mrs W (WW’s wife) Ms E O’Brien, Office of the General Counsel New South Wales, representing the Commissioner of Police and the New South Wales Police Force Findings: I find that WW died on 7 March 2016 at 1D/17 Heald Road, Ingleburn, NSW as a result of a gunshot wound to his head that was intentionally self-inflicted.
NOTE: PURSUANT TO S.75 OF THE CORONER’S ACT 2009 I DIRECT THAT THERE BE NO PUBLICATION OF ANY MATERIAL THAT IDENTIFIES THE DECEASED PERSON OR HIS FAMILY
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