A new mother who died within days of being admitted to a private perinatal hospital for anxiety was left unwatched for hours,in breach of hospital protocol,before she was found dead.
Kathleen Arnold,30,was found dead with a blood-alcohol reading of .54. Her death prompted calls for a crackdown on alcohol home delivery services.
A coroner will investigate the death of a newborn baby who died after the mother planned a home birth in regional Victoria.
A Christmas lunch turned deadly after a teenager consumed more than a dozen alcoholic drinks,a coronial inquest has found.
The euthanasia watchdog has been urged to consider the impact of voluntary assisted dying refusal under current Victorian rules.
The case has prompted the state coroner to call for an overhaul of the way Victoria deals with family violence perpetrators.
Children aged one and two are most at risk of drowning,according to the coroner,who has urged parents to be vigilant when supervising toddlers near water.
The state coroner called for awareness campaigns after Bayswater woman Loreta Maria Del Rossi,98,died after a dinner of mushrooms,rice and tuna with her son.
James Tsindos,17,went from experiencing seemingly mild symptoms,linked to a nut allergy,to a cardiac arrest.
State Coroner John Cain has urged an overhaul of concussion treatment protocols after a young boxer’s death.