Inquest into the death of Marcus Shanahan [2011] NSWLC 38

Marcus Shanahan died between 14 and 16 March 2008 as a result of a blunt force chest injury but the manner in which those injuries were sustained or inflicted cannot be determined.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 15 December 2011
Procedural Posture: Inquest / Findings After Inquest
Outcome: Open finding as to manner of death
Legal Topics: ['inquest Into Suspicious Death' 'open Finding' 'blunt Force Injury']

['coronial Law'] ['inquest Into Suspicious Death' 'open Finding' 'blunt Force Injury']

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Procedural Posture

Inquest / Findings After Inquest

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the cause and manner of Marcus Shanahan's fatal injuries could be determined" 'Whether third party involvement was implicated in the death']

Ratio Decidendi

Marcus Shanahan died between 14 and 16 March 2008 as a result of a blunt force chest injury but the manner in which those injuries were sustained or inflicted cannot be determined.

Court Disposition

Open finding as to manner of death

Orders

['I find that Marcus Shanahan died between 14 and 16 March 2008 as a result of blunt force chest injury but I am unable to determine the manner in which those injuries were sustained or inflicted.']