Death Investigation Across Borders – ANZFSS SA November Meeting

For our final meeting of the year, the ANZFSS SA Branch welcomes Dr Marianne Tiemensma.

Marianne’s presentation will consist of a brief overview of Forensic Pathology practices in the different jurisdictions she has worked in, with a focus on some interesting cases and challenges in death investigation in the Northern Territory.  

Marianne is a specialist forensic pathologist who joined Forensic Science South Australia in September 2024.  She studied medicine in Pretoria (South Africa) and completed her studies and training in Forensic Pathology at Tygerberg Hospital, in Cape Town, affiliated with the University of Stellenbosch; the facility is one of the largest and busiest medico-legal facilities in South Africa. 

After completing her training and obtaining specialist qualifications in 2010, Marianne continued to work in Cape Town (with a stint in Clinical Forensic Medicine) until 2017 when she relocated to Darwin, Northern Territory. She obtained Australian specialist qualifications in 2019.  Marianne worked in a small team in the Northern Territory for 7 years providing forensic pathology services across the vast Territory, based in Darwin, with a satellite facility in Alice Springs.  She has been privileged to have been exposed to a wide range of traumatic and natural pathology having worked in different countries and jurisdictions.  Marianne love’s her job and the interactions with various role players (mortuary technicians, clinicians, coroner, police and other investigators).

This presentation will be held at the Flinders University, City Campus on Thursday November 19 2026. 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start. We hope to see you there.