NSW Coroner's Court
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- Healthcare
‘She would have survived’: The three key moments that led to tragedy
A conclave of medical experts unanimously agreed the death of Pippa White was “preventable”. Her parents are now asking: “How do we stop this from happening again?”
- Angus Thomson
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Rare but ‘catastrophic’ bacterial infection behind NSW children’s deaths
Pippa White’s death came at the beginning of a surge in cases of a devastating illness which led to the death of four other children, an inquest heard on Tuesday.
- Angus Thomson
Brock lost both parents young. Now he’s grieving a daughter who could have been saved
Pippa White should have been treated urgently but emergency staff were inundated with critically ill patients, an inquest into her death has heard.
- Angus Thomson
Annah was told to take her daughter home from hospital. She died the next day
Two grieving parents hope an inquest resuming this week will build momentum for change after a series of high-profile failures in NSW hospitals.
- Angus Thomson
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- Courts
Sydney toddler’s child protection case closed before ‘extremely cruel’ murder
The two-year-old girl was repeatedly failed by the NSW child protection system in the year before she was killed by her mother’s boyfriend, a coroner has found.
- Sarah McPhee
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- Courts
‘The system isn’t working’: Backlog in coroner’s cases leads to delays, fewer inquests
Legal experts estimate there is now a backlog of between 130 and 140 mandatory inquests in NSW, with some dating back several years.
- Michael McGowan
The alarming graph that shows why dog owners are being put on notice
The inquest into the death of a five-week-old boy has shone a spotlight on a concerning trend of vicious dog attacks, as a coroner calls for the government to consider mandating licences to own a dog.
- Amber Schultz
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- Tyrrell disappearance
Tyrrell foster mother theory presented to coroner, but court reminded ‘guesses are not rational’
A police theory that three-year-old William Tyrrell died after accidentally falling from a balcony at his foster grandmother’s home will be probed at the coronial inquest in Sydney.
- Amber Schultz
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- Deaths in custody
Tammy was sent to jail for a $23.10 theft. After a cascade of errors, she died there
The mother of five died in a Sydney jail in the grip of delusions while prison officers failed to notice her collapse, a court heard.
- Patrick Begley
‘Inappropriate and unsafe’ training session before NRL player died
An intense training session on the first day of Manly’s pre-season in 2020 was beyond Keith Titmuss’ aerobic capacity, a coronial inquest into his death has heard.
- Adam Pengilly
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