SON SHOOTS MOTHER

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2398, 7 April 1931, Page 7

SON SHOOTS MOTHER

THEN COMMITS SUICIDE ’WHI LE OUT ON PROBATION A DREADFUL TRAGEDY (Per Piess Association). Christchurch, Avqil 5. Arthur Knight, 21, s bot ids mother Kale Knight, 57. ;it ' hit Imiiie, St. A 1 hails Street, at 10.4(1 last night and then placing the muzzle of a, shot gun to his mouth shot himself dead. | Knight was injured in a motor cycle, collision on 1029, losing a foot from the: ankle a.»ul suffering parnly- ; sis of the right arm. He became very depressed and was committed to Sunny side mental hospital. ■ On De -ember 10 lii*j mother applied for liis discharge as she thought he was doing well. ! This was not granted, but he was released on probation fur six months to live with Ids mother.