THORNE CASE INQUEST

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29388, 15 December 1960, Page 22

THORNE CASE INQUEST

Evidence On Rug Hairs (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY, December 13. Hairs taken from Stephen Leslie Bradley's hairbrush on the day he arrived back in Sydney under extradition from Colombo were similar to those found on the rug wrapped around the body of the murdered eight-year-old Bondi schoolboy, Graeme Thorne, the City Coroner was told today. A police witness, Detective George Shiell, said the hairbrush came from Bradley's toilet kit. A certificate by Dr. C. O. Cramp a Government microbiologist, tendered in Court today said that brown hairs found in the hairbrush closely resembled brown hairs found on the rug in which Graeme Thorne was wrapped. Dr. Cramp said human head hairs found on the brush were of two kinds. There were several light coloured hairs, with a reddish colouration, suggesting the use of a light henna rinse. But most of them were brown human head hairs of various shades, from fnedium to dark and brownblack. There was no evidence of dyeing. Dr. Cramp said: “Many of the brown hairs show a close resemblance to brown hairs found on the rug in which Graeme Thorne was wrapped.” Bradley, a 34-year-old poker machine mechanic, has been charged with the murder of Graeme Thorne. After hearing several more witnesses today—the fifth day of the hearing—the Coroner, Mr C. S. Rodgers, adjourned the inquest until tomorrow.