Name: Non-inquest findings into the death of Robert Norvell Brown Coroner: Pennell Description: Findings pursuant to section 45(2) of the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) – recreational scuba diving death – experienced diver – sudden distress underwater – collapse following ascent – cardiorespiratory arrest – prolonged resuscitation – multiorgan failure – cause of death uncertain – consideration of immersion pulmonary oedema – decompression illness – pulmonary barotrauma – cardiovascular disease – hypertension – coronary atherosclerosis – toxicology negative – equipment examination – no significant equipment malfunction identified – Workplace Health and Safety Queensland investigation – Queensland Ambulance Service review – Dive and Snorkelling Death Review Panel – systemic public safety observations – diver recall procedures – emergency communications between vessels – offshore retrieval protocols – no evidence of criminal conduct – no evidence of negligence – no breach of statutory duty – no regulatory non-compliance – no Findings date: 14/09/2026 Findings PDF, 151KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Non-inquest findings into the death of Ashley William Schultz and Jessica May Homewood Coroner: Pennell Description: Fatal motor vehicle collision – Peak Downs Highway – vehicle driven by Jessica May Homewood crossed double centre lines and entered the incorrect side of the roadway, colliding with an oncoming Mitsubishi motor vehicle driven by Ashley William Schultz – evidence established that stimulant drug intoxication and excessive speed significantly impaired Ms Homewood's driving performance – consideration of the relationship between illicit drug use and road safety – drug impairment identified as the principal causal factor in the collision – whether the deaths constituted mining-related deaths requiring a mandatory inquest – Ms Homewood was driving a CoreFleet vehicle leased by a Moranbah-based company but was not employed in, nor engaged in, mining activities at the relevant time – although Mr Schultz was employed within the mining industry, the collision did not arise out of, or in the course of, mining operations and did not involve a mining related injury – not mining Findings date: 10/09/2026 Findings PDF, 236KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Non-inquest findings into the death of Connor Dean Coroner: Gallagher Description: Child with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), severe vitamin C deficiency, multivitamin taken by child, contents label of multivitamin did not list Vit C, cardiac arrest following general anaesthetic, likely underlying factor, Vit C deficiency Findings date: 28/08/2026 Findings PDF, 205KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Non-inquest findings into the death of Jayden Joseph Penno-Tompsett Coroner: Pennell Description: Jayden Joseph Penno-Tompsett reported missing at Breddan, Charters Towers in January 2018 – extensive search of a rural area and police investigation – inquest held in 2021 – missing person not located when the inquest was held – coronial findings that missing person died of exposure to the elements at Breddan on an unknown date between 31 December 2017 and 3 January 2018 – police investigation into missing person remained open – skeletal remains located within a close proximity of original search area – DNA testing confirmed the skeletal remains belonged to Jayden Joseph Penno-Tompsett – State Coroner directed the coronial investigation be reopened – representations received from family who did not agree with aspects of the 2021 coronial findings – representations did not identify any fresh, compelling, or previously unavailable evidence capable of undermining or materially contradicting coronial findings – autopsy findings by forensic pathologist were not Findings date: 21/08/2026 Findings PDF, 173KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Inquest into the death of James Michael Watson Coroner: Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher Description: Inquest, police shooting, death in custody, use of weapon, mental health and substance use issues. Findings date: 11/08/2026 Findings PDF, 349KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Inquest into the death of Arie Hirdansyah Putra Coroner: Kirkegaard Description: Inquest, motor vehicle collision, B-double combination, Anti-Lock Braking System/Electronic Braking System (ABS/EBS), break in continuous power supply between prime mover and trailers, warning light, national heavy vehicle regulatory framework Findings date: 06/08/2026 Findings PDF, 362KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Inquest into the death of Wren Marion Preo Coroner: Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher Description: Coronial investigation, potential health care related death, low risk pregnancy, precipitous labour, severe meconium aspiration in utero, neonatalresuscitation, appropriate perinatal care, not a preventable death, natural causes death. Findings date: 24/07/2026 Findings PDF, 482KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Non-inquest findings into the death of Baby M Coroner: Gallagher Description: Vaginal birth at home, free birth after caesarean (with a history of rupture of membranes a day prior to labour and was meconium stained), meconium aspiration syndrome, likely preventable death. Findings date: 20/07/2026 Findings PDF, 307KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Inquest into the death of Thea Flaskett Coroner: Gallagher Description: Inquest, potential health care related death, in utero morphology scanning for risk, baby born with undiagnosed cardiac abnormality (transposition of the great arteries), reduced shunting, resuscitation, non-preventable, natural causes, death Findings date: 17/07/2026 Findings PDF, 512KB Queensland Government response not required
Name: Inquest into the death of Phillip Graeme Abell Coroner: Ryan Description: Inquest, natural causes, death in custody, hepatocellular carcinoma Findings date: 08/07/2026 Findings PDF, 294KB Queensland Government response not required
