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Samuel Timothy Brown, 20, died after being found in a park and bus lane on the Gold Coast Highway in Mermaid Beach in 2012.
There was confusion over the case for years, and a Forensic Accident Unit investigator determined that Brown did not die after being hit by a vehicle.
Senior Constable Steve Cornish said there was no paint or other debris from a vehicle on Brown’s wounds or on the road, and no abrasions on Brown’s body or clothing to indicate he was thrown along the road.
But Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher determined Thursday, based on evidence from medical experts, that Brown died from head injuries that were likely caused by being hit by a vehicle.
Medical experts revealed Thursday that Samuel Timothy Brown, 20, died from head injuries that were likely caused by being hit by a vehicle.
“Cornish’s position appears to overlook the presence of oil on Samuel’s shirt, as well as the presence of (light) abrasions on his back, which are consistent with contact with a vehicle in the manner described by medical experts. “Gallagher said. in his findings.
A neurosurgeon who reviewed the case in 2022 also found that it was highly unlikely that Brown had suffered injuries as a result of an assault.
At Brisbane Coroner’s Court, Brown’s family, who were present via video link, were silent as the findings were read.
Brown had been with a friend, Robert Cosgrove, in the hours before his death, and the couple had planned to travel to Broadbeach in the early hours of November 25.
Brown’s body was found in a bus lane and car park on the Gold Coast Highway in Mermaid Beach in November 2012.
The young football star was with a friend, Robert Cosgrove, in the hours before his death, who later admitted he deliberately left Brown sitting on the side of the road because he was “too drunk”.
Initially, Cosgrove told police he noticed Brown was not with him, but could not find him.
He later admitted he deliberately left Brown sitting on the side of the road because he wanted to go to Broadbeach to meet a girl he had met on a dating app, and Brown was too drunk, according to the findings. The court heard Brown’s alcohol level was approximately four times the legal limit.
Gallagher said it was possible that Brown “had passed out or passed out on the road and been hit by a vehicle (he was hit by the undercarriage but not run over by the tires), or that he was sitting on the road facing the road.” traffic coming in the opposite direction. and he was struck laterally by the left side of a passing vehicle.
In 2015, a taxi driver was charged with hit-and-run in Brown’s death. However, the prosecution dismissed the case due to lack of evidence and no reasonable prospect of a conviction.