“RIGHT TO DIE”
COMMENT BY A JURY.
WOMAN POISONS HER HUSBAND.
VICTIM OF CONSUMPTION.
(United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.)
LONDON,
November 1
Outspoken comments on the right to die was made at the inquest on Michael and Mrs Stern. The man was dying of consumption, and his wife, aged 22, visited the hospital and gave him poison, immediately drinking from the same cup. Stern’s father witnessed the scene, but was ignorant of the contents of the cup. Michael Stern died immediately, and his wife died two days later, saying “If I saved him one hour of pain the rest of my life is well lost.” Returning a verdict of murder and suicide, the jury said: “To brand her as a murderess when she acted so bravely and in. such a self-sacrificing manner is most difficult for us. Only because the law insists on that form of verdict do we apply the horrible word ‘murder’ to this act.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 18, 2 November 1935, Page 5
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