FATAL HAIR-WASH.
CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 21
The circumstances of the death of Winifred Peagram, aged nine, were investigated at an inquest last night. The evidence given was that the mother washed the girl's hair with a liquid she believed to be kerosene, and in drying the hair before the ,ire the hair ignited, and the child was so badly burned that she died in the hospital. It was subsequently discovered that the liquid used was benzine. A verdict was recorded that death was due to shock. The mother was severely burned, and is now in the hospital.
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Northern Advocate, 21 August 1913, Page 4
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