DEATH IN MENTAL HOSPITAL.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ATTEN- :.' • DANT..
(Per Press Association,). . WELLINGTON, September 8.. ' An inquest was held last night concerning thp death at Porimrt'Mental Hospital of a,patient iinmed Hamraond,-; The evidence showed that decensed ■ suddenly attacked an attendant< named' Watson on Wednesday last, and that a struggle ensued. Both fell on the floor,.'but; with assistance the patient was; evontually . overpowered, Hammond died the. following day of .internal injuries, : He alleged that . lie had been kicked in the stomach by Watson. jury returned a verdict of death fronu hemorrhage; that' the'attendant used no unnecessary violence and was in no way blameworthy, and that there'was no evidence of a kick in the stomach, '
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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 10 September 1917, Page 8
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112DEATH IN MENTAL HOSPITAL. North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 10 September 1917, Page 8
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