INQUESTS.

Wairarapa Age, 23 May 1928, Page 5

INQUESTS.

RETURNED SOLDIER’S DEATH WELLINGTON, May 22. To-day an inquest as held before the Coroner, Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., concerning the death of Mark Berney Breeze, a returned soldier, aged 31, who fell into the harbour on Saturday night. After hearing the evidence the Coroner returned a verdict of death through accidental drowning. The deceased formerly resided at 132 Sydney Street and his parents live in Hokitika. ’(P.A.) CHILD FATALLY SCALDED. AUCKLAND, May 22. At an inquest to-day into the recent death from scalding of Reta Hegh, aged two years, evidence was given by Mrs. Evelyn A. Thornelly, grandmother of the child, that she was looking after the children at Papakura while her daughter-in-law went into Auckland. Just as she was carrying a pot of boiling soup into the scullery one of the children pushed Reta toward her and some of the soup splashed over the child. Her death, which took place at the hospital two days after admission, was stated by the doctor to be due to shock, following scalds to the neck, chest and face. A verdict was returned accordingly.—(P.A.)