DEATH OF BOYS
Chemist Charged With Manslaughter
(Received May 27, 11.15 p.m.) Sydney, May 27.
The coroner concluded his inquiry into the deaths of the boys named Cobban, who died following the administration of a drug.
A verdict was returned that the deaths were due to the effects of a deadly drug known as paraldehyde administered to an excessive amount and “due to the negligent preparation of medical prescriptions by Walter Peck, chemist and dispenser at the Burwood Friendly Societies’ Dispensary.” Peck tvas committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 206, 28 May 1938, Page 11
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