LITTLE BOYS' DEATH.
E VIDENCE AT THE INQUEST., Per Press Association. DtJNEDIN, June 29. The Coroner’s inquiry into the circumstances of the death of William James Cochrane, aged 12, who was killed at Balclutha on June 11, when he was crushed between a dray and a motor-ear, reached finality at Milton to-day before Mr H. J. Dixon. After hearing- the evidence of the driver of the ear, William Martin Heckler, and a pusengcr, the Coroner said that in view of the fact that further proceedings might be taken, he did noi propose to make any comments. He would return an open verdict that deceased died of injuries received on June 11 as the result of being crushed between a dray and a motor-cat', driven by William Martin Heckler. At the conclusion of the Inquest, the driver of the car, Heckler, and Carnegie, the owner, were jointly charged with negligent driving, thereby causing the death of the boy. They were remanded to appear at Milton on July 7th.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 177, 30 June 1925, Page 11
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