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Decade-long cancer fight Cranbourne North resident Tracey Ryan has just had her 60-year-old birthday in October and she has been in more than a decade’s battle with stage four breast cancer. She was diagnosed in February 2010 and had her left lung removed five years ago due to a new primary lung cancer. On top of that, she’s now been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) where her pain level is greater than expected and even water touching her skin could make her cry. Story page 8
Tracey is at her home in this beautiful spring season. 366834 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Oversight concern By Violet Li A State Coroner has found there was a suboptimal level of monitoring of the long-term painkiller prescription for a Cranbourne North resident who murdered his partner. Daniel Eckersley stabbed his 36-year-old partner Amanda Jane Harries to death under an allegedly drug-induced psychosis at their home on 7 July 2018. He mistakenly believed Ms Harries tried to poison him. The couple had three children together at
the time of the fatal incident. Mr Eckersley had been prescribed tramadol for his knee injury pain for at least 22 months, with his dose stable within the recommended maximum range of 200mg long-acting and 300mg immediate-release tramadol for seven months prior to the fatal incident. The inquest by the State Coroner John Cain revealed Mr Eckersley reported overusing tramadol with 700-800mg daily for an unknown period prior to the fatal event with a recent increase in use. His GP Dr Van Rheede told the inquiry they
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were not aware of the substance abuse. Mr Eckersley was also found to have an extensive substance abuse history with alcohol and cannabis use until three weeks prior to the killing. Psychiatrist Dr Enrico Cementon gave expert evidence for the investigation. He is a fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians Chapter of Addiction Medicine and Victorian director of Addiction Psychiatry Training in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).
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He said the tramadol-induced psychosis was a very rare complication of the medication with very few reports of the syndrome. He opined that it was more likely a tramadol-withdrawal psychosis, with the possibility that Mr Eckersley had abruptly reduced his intake of tramadol following the commencement of antidepressant desvenlafaxine three days before the murder when he was diagnosed with an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression. Continued page 3
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