The Latest Breaking News from David Whittle

Unfortunate truth: fatal crash 'could not be predicted'

Police could not have prevented a crash that killed two women, despite a speed camera recording one car at almost 190km/h an hour earlier, a coroner has found.

AAP · Jun 30

'I have a hostage': findings released after fatal siege

Police who shot dead an armed fugitive who held his pregnant wife hostage were inadequately prepared for the risks they faced, a coroner has found.

AAP · Jun 26

Coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths

Eight people who died in boating tragedies could potentially have survived if they wore lifejackets, according to a coroner who has recommended stricter rules.

AAP · Feb 26

Confidential coronial finding in Porter accuser’s death

A coroner has made a confidential finding in relation to the death of a woman who made rape allegations against former federal minister Christian Porter.

The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023

Inquest into death of Quorn grandfather hears national driving licence guidelines need 'greater clarity'

National guidelines do not adequately define which vision impairments should, and should not, be considered for a drivers licence, an inquest into the death of a South Australian grandfather hears.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Coronial inquest reveals 'catastrophic' breakdown in teen's state care before suicide

South Australia's State Coroner has found the Department of Child Protection "missed opportunities" that "may well have prevented" the death of a 13-year-old boy who took his own life while in state care. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a…

ABC News · Apr 6, 2023

SA teen failed by foster care system, coroner says

South Australian State Coroner David Whittle says a teenager who took his own life was failed multiple times by authorities in charge of his care.

AAP · Apr 6, 2023

Hookah divers warned of carbon monoxide poisoning death

A South Australian diver suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and drowned while using a "hookah" breathing device, the state coroner has found.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023

Inquest into death of 11-week-old baby hears non-urgent child protection notifications closed without action due to understaffing

The Department for Child Protection directed staff — in an South Australian town where a baby died in squalor — to close all non-urgent notifications without action because of understaffing in the office, an inquest is told. WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

SA's Department for Child Protection manager gives evidence at inquest into baby's death

A social worker has told an inquest in Adelaide into the death of a baby who had been living in squalor that there was no information to raise alarm bells about the situation, despite multiple prior notifications about poor living conditions.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022