Sodium nitrite has been used in dozens of deaths in the state and federal government should take action, coroner says
The Victorian coroner says there are risks in drawing attention to suicide methods, but these are counter-balanced by the ‘prevention imperative’ of reducing the chemical’s availability.The Victorian coroner says there are risks in drawing attention to suicide methods, but these are counter-balanced by the ‘prevention imperative’ of reducing the chemical’s availability.
“The fact that four people who were socially linked to one another all used this method, within a matter of months, suggests very strongly that there was information-sharing between them, or between other members of the community, about the method,” she said. She said the connections between some of the deceased suggested that “contagion” played a role and some of the deceased, including those who did not know each other personally, were aware of other deaths.The inquest heard that Byrne sought gender-affirmation surgery from an unlicensed non-medical person, which resulted in an aborted procedure before GPs referred her to a qualified surgeon.
Giles said Victoria police failed to capture risk factors which were known to police, including her transgender status, which carried an “increased vulnerability of violence and risk of suicide”.
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