YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE
(». TllKltAPH.—FltlSS ASSOCIATION.)
GISBORNE, 11th July. At an inquest held on the remains of a man's body found in the Mangapapa Valley,, a witness said that-the deceased was her eldest son, William James Joseph Brennan, twenty-seven years of age, who had been'missing'from his home since 14th April. He had often been away before for four or five months without saying where he was going. Medi<s_. evidence was given that the sknll had been shattered and that the injuries coincided with those which could be inflicted by a rifle, which was found near the remains. .The Coroner (Mr. Barton) returned- a verdict that death was due to a, rifle wound, apparently self-inflicted daring a period of mental depression.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 10, 12 July 1922, Page 3
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119YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 10, 12 July 1922, Page 3
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