YOUNG GIRL'S DEATH.

Otago Witness, Issue 3671, 22 July 1924, Page 30

YOUNG GIRL'S DEATH.

STORY OF UNBALANCED AIESD CHRISTCHURCH, July 19.

The pitiful story of a girl s unbalanced mind was told at the inquest which was held to-day on the body of Grace Eileen Scholefield, aged 16 years, who had lived with her mother at Oxford Terrace. On February 20 the girl was committed to the Sunny side mental hospital, but on April 16 she was allowed to return to her home, said the mother, Mrs Scholefield. Her daughter was erratic yesterday. She screamed violently, and would not let anyone touch her. Dr Orchard visited her once a week, but he did not think that she was bad enough to be re-com-mitted to a mental hospital. She was very bad last evening. She became violent, but went into town, returning later in the evening and going into the bedroom. Mrs Scholefield went into the room about lo p.m.. She sat on the bed knitting for a while, and noticing that the girl’s head was not resting on the pillow, she told her to move up. The girl, as was her habit, had her face covered. “She did not answer, so I lifted back the clothes and she had a blue rag round her neck, said Mrs Scholefield. “She did not move or speak. I called out, but she would not answer.” It was then I discovered that she was dead. Mrs Scholefield said sire had not noticed any suicidal tendencies about the girl. The inquest was adjourned.