‘We want to save lives’:Titmuss family’s emotional plea after rising star’s death

‘We want to save lives’:Titmuss family’s emotional plea after rising star’s death

The final day of evidence into the death of Keith Titmuss is over,but his family hope it’s just the start of the push to recognise the dangers of heat-related illness in sport.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Sea Eagles doctor pleaded with Hasler to use heat stress monitor

Sea Eagles doctor pleaded with Hasler to use heat stress monitor

The “heartbroken” former Manly coach was questioned about medical advice given to the Sea Eagles’ high-performance unit at the inquest into Keith Titmuss’ death.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Titmuss had rare heart condition at the time of death,inquest told
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Titmuss had rare heart condition at the time of death,inquest told

The 20-year-old rising rugby league player had a “severe narrowing” of one artery,but it wasn’t the likely cause of his death,a court has heard.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘I’m sorry. I’m devastated’:Manly performance boss breaks down at Titmuss inquest
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‘I’m sorry. I’m devastated’:Manly performance boss breaks down at Titmuss inquest

A court heard the rising star was the least aerobic member of Manly’s squad and had a body mass index which might have made him more susceptible to heatstroke.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Titmuss’ temperature on day of death was highest paramedic had ever seen
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Titmuss’ temperature on day of death was highest paramedic had ever seen

Josh Schuster told the opening day of a coronial inquest into the death of the former Manly player the club’s dojo was “the hottest it’s ever been” as he recalled the harrowing details of his best mate’s seizure.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Inquest examines how Perth man was able to walk out of psychiatric hospital before he died

Inquest examines how Perth man was able to walk out of psychiatric hospital before he died

Jaxon Kinnane was on suicide watch in hospital when he was granted permission to leave. His body was discovered in the Swan River days later. His father is calling for an overhaul of the mental health system.

  • byJesinta Burton andEzra Holt
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Gold Coast mother likely suffered ‘violent’ death,coroner finds

Gold Coast mother likely suffered ‘violent’ death,coroner finds

Tina Greer,who went missing more than a decade ago,likely suffered a violent death at the hands of her bikie boyfriend,a coroner has found.

  • byFraser Barton
Coroner to hold public inquest into death of Manly player Keith Titmuss

Coroner to hold public inquest into death of Manly player Keith Titmuss

The rising Sea Eagles forward collapsed during a pre-season training session three years ago. His family have been searching for answers ever since.

  • byAdam Pengilly
NSW Police tried to exclude deputy coroner from cases after her elderly mother handcuffed

NSW Police tried to exclude deputy coroner from cases after her elderly mother handcuffed

Commissioner Karen Webb “quietly” suggested removal of the deputy coroner from cases involving police should be considered over concerns of “apprehended bias”.

  • byPerry Duffin
Man threatened to set cops on fire before fatal shot

Man threatened to set cops on fire before fatal shot

Six minutes and 20 seconds after police found Omid Molayee in a Brisbane car park,the man who threatened to set himself and officers on fire was dead.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
Hospital ‘lied’ to stop family probing Adam’s death,family alleges

Hospital ‘lied’ to stop family probing Adam’s death,family alleges

The family of a 20-year-old man who died as a result of catastrophic errors at a Sydney hospital say they were lied to about crucial medical notes being destroyed.

  • byLaura Banks