STARVED TO DEATH
MAN KEEPS* TO RIGID DIET Evidence Riven at a recent Portsmouth inquest revealed that Reginald Stanmore, aged 44, a retired naval man, who collapsed on the floor of his home, starved himself to death as the result of rigid dieting. He died in a Southsea nursing home, and according to his sister, he believed in dieting, and catered for himself. He did not believe in meat foods. The proprietress of the nursing home stated that when Stanmore was taken there he was in a semi-conscious condition. A doctor, who examined the man, told him he was suffering from starvation. Nourishing foods were prescribed, but Stanmore never became fully co.nscious. The doctor stated that he urged Stanmore to take more food, but he .would not listen to reason. Once witness was paid his foe and shown out of the room. The cause of death was pneumonia and malmßrition. A verdict of “Misadventure" was recorded.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22504, 23 February 1935, Page 3
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