SHOT HIMSELF.
YOUTH’S LOVE DELUSION. “ACCIDENTAL” VERDICT. LONDON, Oct. 11. Edward Thynne, aged 20 (a near relative of Lady Mary Thynne, who was a bridesmaid at Princess Mary’s wedding), has been found dead, shot [through the heart by an automatic pistol, at his father’s borne at Fiudon, Sussex. His mother gave evidence at the inquest that the boy imagined himself to be in love with an actress, but had not even met or communicated with her. He was found dead, wearing evening clothes, after returning from a theatre party in London. Thynne’s father expressed the opinion that his son had pressed the trigger while cleaning the revolver. A verdict of accidental death was recorded.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 276, 26 October 1925, Page 2
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