On the evening of the 2nd of December 2010, 24 year old Phoebe Handsjuk was found dead on the floor of the refuse compactor room at the bottom of ‘Balencea’, a luxury high rise apartment building, located on St Kilda Road Melbourne. It was discovered that she had fallen feet first from the 12th floor refuse room, down the waste disposal shaft to the compactor below.
There have been no known reported incidents of a cause of death such as this, in the history of Australia.
Latest updates
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A new, fair and balance inquiry into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk - Let justice prevail
In response to the recent media coverage detailing the circumstances and investigation of Phoebe's death and the public concern it has raised regarding how poorly the investigation has been handled, a petition has been…
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Phoebe's Fall - The short life and brutal death of Phoebe Handsjuk
The Age has today released the first episode of a six part podcast series examining the circumstances, investigation, and inquest into Phoebe's death. You can listen to the podcast and find more information here:…
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Commentary by Lorne Campbell on the findings of Coroner White, delivered on 10th December, 2014 following the inquest into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk.
The main points of Coroner Peter White’s findings delivered on 9th December, 2014 following the inquest into Phoebe’s death are entirely speculative and cannot be justified by the evidence to the requisite standard of…
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Thank You and Donation to White Ribbon Australia
Following Coroner White’s finding last Wednesday on the death of Phoebe, once again I wish to thank all who have followed Phoebe’s story and supported our family over the past four harrowing years. At this stage it is…
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Coroners Finding for Inquest into the Death of Phoebe Handsjuk
Coroner Peter White handed down his findings this morning and has concluded that Phoebe’s death was an accident. Coroner White concluded that under the influence of Stilnox and alcohol, Phoebe climbed into the 12th floor…