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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 15 April 1944, Page 6

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BOY SHOT BY COUSIN BLENHEIM, rhis Day—" Tins U ■ : • dren being .killed while playing witi . ■ expert submitted at the inquest o: John William Cassidy, aged 10, wb< was killed at Seddon on sth April b; ■ • . cousin aged “In all the instances lack of oar< has been shown by an -adult owne; of firearms to keep these dangerou weapons out ot reach of children o; killed this week are 14, five and a • ions under the age of 16 years.” Tin coroner, Mr-1. J. Hill, heard how tin older boy sneaked a shotgun out o 'his bedroom and got cartridges iron his uncle’s room. After snapping th< gun with empty shells in the breed he ordered his cousin to put his hand up. To his surprise the gun went of and the charge entered his cousin’ gun in' the boy's bedroom. It was jut suc h jack of care on the part of th adult that resulted in such tragedies A verdict of accidental death, th shooter believing the gun not to b GIRL DIJ-s FROM BULLET WOUNI BLENHEIM. This Day. -Pamei Wairau Hospital last night as the rc suit of a bullet, wound in the lemph She was found in her room fou hours earlier by her brother wh heard a shot from a .45 revolver CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB Peer - wick Hurdle.-. -2-1 Maggie* AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB Dominion Handicap—lst Division.!i. 1 5 Vi,'fury song. 1; 18-22 Roma one. division—i'l-D Autoscore, 1: 3Cclone! Vails, 2: 2-1 Chevatita, 3. 3r Division—3-3 Irilium, 1, 14-12 Waii