Australian father Shannon Royal dies after stabbing in North Albury
Shannon Royal has died in hospital after being stabbed in the neck in New South Wales late last month.
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An Australian father has died after his life support was turned off following a stabbing in New South Wales, the Daily Mail reported. Emergency services located 28-year-old Shannon Royal with a neck wound on Calimo Street in North Albury at around 1am on September 27. [1]
According to the Daily Mail, police officers performed CPR on Mr Royal at the scene before paramedics taken him to the hospital in critical condition. Doctors later informed his family that he had suffered catastrophic brain damage and would not recover from his injuries. [1]
The tragic loss follows another recent violence involving Australian citizens abroad. As FTMQ News reported earlier, a Sydney father was left in critical condition in a Colombian hospital after being kidnapped and stabbed more than 25 times following a music festival in Medellin. [3]
In short
- Shannon Royal was found with a stab wound to his neck in North Albury on September 27.
- Emergency responders performed CPR at the scene before transporting the 28-year-old to hospital.
- Doctors determined that Mr Royal suffered catastrophic brain damage and would not wake up.
- His life support was subsequently switched off.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Aussie father-of-two dies after being stabbed in the neck - as sister reveals family's torment: 'We all have nightmares'Daily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]MobLand on Wikipedia
- [3]Sydney man fighting for life after kidnapping and stabbing in Colombia FTMQ News, 1d ago
- [4]Father sues Connecticut hospital after daughter dies during broken ankle treatment FTMQ News, 3d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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