Deceased
ROBERT STRADLING
Demographics
62y, male
Coroner
Coroner John Olle
Date of death
2011-05-09
Finding date
2012-05-07
Cause of death
metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
AI-generated summary
Robert Stradling was a 62-year-old male prisoner who died from metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He had significant health issues throughout his incarceration and was transferred between prison hospital and St Vincent's Hospital multiple times. In early April 2011, he was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer with cerebral and mediastinal spread confirmed on post-mortem imaging. He died on the St Augustine security ward approximately one month after diagnosis. The coronial brief addressed the circumstances of death in full, and there is no indication in this finding of any preventable factors, diagnostic errors, or systemic failures in his care.
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Specialties
Court Reference:
Form 37 Rule 60(1) Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008
Inquest into the Death of: ROBERT STRADLING
Delivered On: : 7 May 2012 wo . Coroners Court of Victoria _ Delivered At: Level 11, 222 Exhibition Street Melbourne 3000 Hearing Dates: 7 May 2012 ‘indings of: JOHN OLLE, CORONER
Police Coronial Support Unit Sergeant Tracy Weir
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1652 / 2011
1, JOHN OLLE, Coroner having investigated the death of ROBERT STRADLING
AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 7 May 2012
at MELBOURNE
find that the identity of the deceased was ROBERT STRADLING
born on 23 March 1949
and the death occurred on 9 May 2011
at St Augustines Ward, St Vincent’s Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
from:
la. METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
in the following circumstances:
1,
Robert Stradling was aged 62 years at the time of his death. He was a prisoner at Port Phillip
Prison.
The coronial brief has fully addressed the circumstances of death.!
Robert Stradling was sentenced on 30 October 2006. He had significant health issues and
spent the majority of his sentence in and out of hospital.
On 25 February 2011 Mr Stradling was transferred to St John’s Hospital ward following which he was transferred on 29 March 2011 to St Augustine security ward at St Vincent’s
Hospital, Melbourne, He remained in poor health.
In early April 2011, Mr Stradling was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. He was
transferred to St Augustine’s Ward” where he remained until his dcath on 9 May 2011.
The coronial brief will remain on the court file,
” St Vincents Hospital
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Post Mortem Medical Examination
examined the body of Robert Stradling,
performed at the mortuary:
“Confirms the presence of cerebral metastases and several nodes in the mediastinum
as well as nodules in the left hing, No intracerebral haemorrhage is identified,” * _7, Dr Bedford found the cause of death to be metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, &. Dr Bedford commented:
“There is well documented evidence of spreading cancer from the lung, including
spread to the brain.” *
Finding
{ find the cause of death of Robert Stradling to be metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, I direct that a copy of this finding be provided to the following:
Senior Next of Kin
Constable Nick Ferguson, Richmond Police Station, Investigating Member
Office of Correctional Services
Signature:
JOHN OLLE CORONER | | 7 May 2012
Post Mortem report
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