MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.
, ♦ NURSE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 29. j In the .Magistrate’s Court, Edith j May Armstrong, a nurse at Porirua j Mental Hospital, was charged with • manslaughter, having by omission ot a legal act, caused the death of a female j patient. ! The evidence showed that the' dei ceased was a diminutive woman weighImg about five stone. She was very j feeble physically and mentally. Ihe nurse bathed her, having contrary to regulations, put hot water in the hath tied by ieeling that the wafer was not too hot. The patient was slightly scalded and though she was making a good recovery she collapsed and died four davs later of shock. i>r Managhnn said that the deceaseds condition was such that any slight injury or sickness might- cause sudden death. Her heart was only halt the normal weight. * Other witnesses said that the deceased did not complain of burns. The accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16902, 29 November 1922, Page 7
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164MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16902, 29 November 1922, Page 7
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