GIRL POISONS HERSELF.
"SEVERE MENTAL STRAIN." (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVEROARGILL, Wednesday. May Belle Soper, aged 16, who lived with her widowed mother at Woodlands, near Invercargill, died of poisoning today. A bottle of poison was found on the table at her bedside, and she left a short note regarding the disposal of her belongings. At a subsequent inquest the mother of the girl said at times she thought her daughter looked worried. She knew about a month ago that her daughter was in trouble, but the girl had never indicated her intention to commit suicide. Mrs. R. E. Soper, daughter-in-law of the previous witness, said that a piece of bread was found on the girl's dressing table. It had been buttered and smeared with poison, and one bite had been taken out of it. Robert Edward Soper, the girl's brother, said he had been using poison for rabbits, and kept it in a cupboard. The bottle had been nearly full, and he could see a good deal had been taken out of it. The acting-coroner, Mr. James Ward, returned a verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide by taking poison while suffering from severe mental strain.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 109, 10 May 1928, Page 8
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