FATALITIES
BABY SMOTHERED
(Per Press Association.—Copyright),
AUCKLAND, April 25
A, three-months-old baby, Ray Waller, son of Reginald Waller, of Henderson, was found dead in his sleeping basket on Monday morning. He was lying on his face. A post mortem examination showed that death was due to asphyxiation, according to evidence given at the inquest. A verdict was returned accordingly. Following his usual custom Mr Waller arose at 5 a.in. to begin milking. Before leaving the house, he carried the child’s from the bedroom to the living room. Mrs Waller arose later, and looked at the child, but did not suspect anything. She prepared his bath and feeding bottle, and, on going to lift him; found that he was dead. PLUNGE FROM CLIFF TOP. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 25. A man plunged from a cliff top at New Plymouth and was killed. He .was .Ernest Francis Grimmer, aged about 56 years. Ho was for some time a patient in the New Plymouth Hospital, from which lie had been discharged. MAN FOUND HANGED. DUNEDIN, April 25. Albert Fox, a middle-aged man, was found this morning hanging in a shed at the back of unoccupied premises at 52, Leith Street. Fox boarded next door. He bad been missing since last Wednesday. . •
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1939, Page 3
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