CHEMIST CHARGED
DEATHS OF TWO BOYS NEGLIGENT DISPENSING ALLEGED SYDNEY, May 27. (Received May 27, at 11.5 p.m.) The coroner concluded the inquiry into the deaths of the two boys Cobban. A verdict was returned that their deaths were due to the effects of a deadly drug known as paraldehyde administered in an excessive amount, and " due to the negligent preparation of medical prescriptions by Walter Peck, a chemist and dispenser, at the Burwood Friendly Societies' Dispensary." Peck was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23512, 28 May 1938, Page 15
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