A CAUTIOUS ATTEMPT.
(Pep Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 3. The police were called to a residence at Onehunga owing to a threat to commit suicide by Edward George Metcalfe, a seaman. They found the door locked, but they burst it open, and knocked a knife out of Metcalfe’s hand as it was descending on his heart. Metcalfe had written a letter stating his intention to commit suicide, as he had been out of work, and owing to the theft of a small sum of money. He has been remanded for medical observation and treatment.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16494, 3 August 1921, Page 8
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94A CAUTIOUS ATTEMPT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16494, 3 August 1921, Page 8
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