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Man thrown from car was speeding and not wearing seatbelt
The 81-year-old died in hospital days after the crash near Launceston Airport
Fri Apr 19, 2024 - 12:00pmCoroner Reports
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Body parts kept at Tasmanian museum investigated
How the museum acquired the body parts is under investigation
Wed Apr 3, 2024 - 3:00pm
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Coroner unable to determine cause of fatal Bruny Island crash
The elderly driver passed away at the scene after crashing into a tree
Thu Mar 28, 2024 - 3:00am
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Coroner exposes neglect in death of 24kg grandmother
'It was reckless and likely the result of ignorance. It was not intentional or for financial gain'
Fri Mar 15, 2024 - 5:00am
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Coroner issues warning on dangers of boating after fatal incident
Peter Timson drowned in 2021 when the plastic dinghy he was using sunk
Mon Mar 4, 2024 - 1:00pm
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Unlicensed Hobart motorcyclist ‘high on meth’, speeding in fatal crash
A coroner has determined that the “sole cause” of a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Hobart man last year was “his reckless behaviour in travelling at very high speed in a suburban street”. 31-year-old Clarendon Vale man Bradley John Kremmer had “consumed alcohol and methamphetamine” before riding the motorcycle through Warrane in July […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 5:00am
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High-speed tragedy: Drugs a factor in death of champion Tasmanian boxer
A 22-year-old champion Tasmanian boxer who was killed in a crash that saw her lose control of her vehicle “whilst travelling at very high speed” was high on “numerous illicit and prescription drugs” at the time, a Corner has found. Danni Clayton was “travelling at a speed of 174 km/h” in the lead up to the July […]
Tue Oct 17, 2023 - 2:30pm
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YouTube divers found missing man Dale Nicholson in Derwent River, coroner finds
A coroner has officially confirmed that the body of a missing Tasmanian man was discovered by a YouTube missing persons squad, less than 2 kilometres from his home where he was last seen. Human remains belonging to 61-year-old Dale Nicholson were found during the search of the Derwent River earlier this year, almost seven years […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 11:30am
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Friend’s ‘execution-style killing’: Tasmanian man shot, dismembered
An “execution-style killing” that resulted in the murder of a young Tasmanian man has been revealed by a coroner to have been carried out with ‘at least three’ gunshots by a friend. In 2018, 24-year-old Jake Daniel Anderson-Brettner was fatally shot in the torso with a self-loading pistol equipped with a silencer, fired by friend […]
Wed Oct 11, 2023 - 11:45pm
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Motorcyclist was drunk, speeding in fatal Midlands Highway crash: Coroner
A coroner has found that a young man killed in a motorcycle crash in 2021 was more than four times the legal alcohol limit and speeding at the time of the crash. The unidentified Launceston man was seen overtaking vehicles at about 200km/h before the November crash, estimated to have been travelling at a minimum of […]
Wed Oct 11, 2023 - 4:00am