Finding into death of Paul Ernest Young

FORM 37 Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008 Court reference: 143/11 Inquest into the Death of PAUL ERNEST YOUNG Delivered On: &th August, 2011

Delivered At: Coroners Court of Victoria Level 11, 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000

Hearing Date: 8th August, 2011 Findings of: JOHN OLLE Place of death: Monash Medical Centre

246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168

Police Coronial Support Unit (PCSU): Sergeant Tracy Weir

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FORM 37 Rule 60(1)

BINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008

Court reference: 143/11 in the Coroners Court of Victoria at Melbourne I, JOHN OLLE, Coroner having investigated the death of: Details of deceased:

Surname: YOUNG

First name: PAUL

Address: 86 Lemont Avenue, Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149 AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 8th August, 2011 at Melbourne find that the identity of the deceased was PAULL ERNEST YOUNG and death occurred on 13th January, 2011

at Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168

from la. ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

in the following circumstances:

1. Paul Ernest Young was aged 66 years at the time of his death. He lived at 86 Lemont Avenue, Mount Waverley.

2, The coronial brief has fully addressed the circumstances of Mr Young,

3. Mr Young was a long term resident of the Kew Cottages until it was closed at which time he was placed in Department of Human Services’ care residences. In early 2000, he was moved

to the Lemond Avenue residence where he remained until his death.

4. I am satisfied that Mr Young received appropriate care and attention throughout the course of his life, in particular, whilst a resident in care of the Department of Human Services,

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Post Mortem Medical Examination

5. On the 18th January, 2011, Dr Paul Bedford, Forensic Pathologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, performed an autopsy on the body of Paul Ernest Young.

6. Dr Bedford found the cause of death to be acute myocardial infarction.

7. Dr Bedford commented: "There was significant coronary artery disease and a clot in a major coronary artery leading to a recent heart attack, When the heart is severely damaged abnormal fatal

heart rhythms can develop.

There are no suspicious circumstances,"!

Finding

I find the€a\ise of death of Paul Ernest Young to be acute myocardial infarction.

Date:\ 8 August, 2011

T Comments section autopsy report, Dr Paul Bedford

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