THE RIGHT TO KILL
WIDOW" ACQUITTED
A SUICIDE PACT PLANS MISCARRY (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian -X N.Z. CaLle Association.) PLANS, July 10 The question of the right to kill in order to end hopeless suffering has for 1 lie third time in a few months, been answered in the affirmative by the French. Tile latest case is that of a widow of a station master, near Orleans, who was stricken by an incurable disease. The couple decided that they should die t ogct her.
The wife built up a charcoal fire, sealed up th(> room and lay down to die hv her husband's side. Several hours hirer. neighbour's broke in just in time to save tlie woman, but. the husband was dead.
I lie woman was charged with murdtf but tl.e jurv unanimously acquitted her.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 July 1925, Page 5
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135THE RIGHT TO KILL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 July 1925, Page 5
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