MAN FOUND DEAD.
SEVERE WOUND IN THROAT. [Bt TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] CAMBRIDGE. Monday. A well-known resident of Leamington, Mr. George Wilfred Hicks, aged £2 years, was found dead in the backyard at his home in Goldsmith Street shortly after eight o'clock last - evening with a severe wound in his throat. A razor and a pipe were beside the body. An inquest was held at Cambridge this evening before Mr. Wyvcrn Wilson, S.M., coroner. Evidence was given that deceased, who was in comfortable circumstances, behaved more quietly than usual just prior to the occurrence. He was on good terms with his family. The coroner formally found that deceased committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19550, 1 February 1927, Page 14
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