CHINAMAN’S DEATH
COMMITS SUICIDE IN PRISON. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 14. A Chinese prisoner from Samoa, Ip Tat, alias Lip At, serving a sentence o fseven years in Mount Eden gaol for the attempted murder of another Chinese at Apia in 1921, committed suicide early this morning by hanging. He performed the deed by tying a towel round one of the pipes in a lavatory in the infirmary quarters. An inquest was held to-night, when Mr T. Vincent ,superintendent of the prison, said prisoner was known to bo suicidal. He was to have been transferred to Waikeria prison that morning.
Dr Tewsley said deceased attempted to commit suicide on June 19 by cutting his throat. “After the first attempt, I asked him if he would do it again,” said Dr Tewsley, “and ho replied lie would if he remained at Mount Eden. He wished to be removed, and if that were done, he promised to behave himself.”
The coroner (Mr Po.vnton) found that death was due to suicide by hanging. No blame or negligence could be attached to anyone.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 189, 15 July 1925, Page 4
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