JUMP FROM BRIDGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22412, 7 May 1936, Page 15

JUMP FROM BRIDGE

YOUTH'S FATAL INJURIES COMMENT BY THE CORONER "A couple of strands of pig wire placed along the top of the parapet would stop some of these people," said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., coroner, at an inquest yesterday into the death of Harold Frederick Taylor, aged 18, whose body was found beneath Grafton Bridge on Sunday morning. Deceased's father, Ernest James Taylor, retired storekeeper, said his son left the Technical College last September or October and obtained employment as a motor-cycle mechanic. On Saturday evening lie left home about 6.40 to go to a city picture theatre. He enjoyed good health, but was very reserved and uncommunicative, and of a decidedly nervous disposition. Witness knew of no reason why he should have taken his life.

Evidence was given by deceased's employer that he was a good worker and better disciplined than the average boy.

How he found the body on Sunday morning when he was out exercising his dogs was related by R. Sheeran. A constable also described the finding of the body, and stated that a watch deceased was wearing had stopped at 10.35.

"This is one of those extraordinary cases," said Mr. Hunt, who returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide by_ throwing himself from Grafton Bridge. Death was due to internal injuries.