CASE: R v Morant [2018] QSC 251 (Davis J); Morant v Terry Ryan (The State Coroner) [2022] QDC 134 (District Court Judge Loury QC)
WARNING: This episode involves suicide and criminal charges related to counselling and aiding suicide. Obviously, this can be a difficult topic and if people would prefer to skip this episode, that is fine with me. Your mental wellbeing is much more important, take care of yourselves.
On 30 November 2014 at 9.50pm police found Jennifer Morant dead in her car, parked in a street about 10 km from her home. The doors and the windows of the car were closed. The engine was not running. Jennifer was sitting in the drivers seat, deceased. A postage note was found next to the gear lever that said "Do not resuscitate me".
The back seat of the car was folded down. There was a Ryobi brand petrol generator in the boot of the car. It was not running and it was cold to the touch. The generator switch was in the "on" position.
An autopsy confirmed that Jennifer had died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
Later, her husband Graham Morant was charged with one count of counselling suicide and one count of aiding suicide.
