DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
MOTHER AND SOty POISONED. RESULT OF WORRY. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— OOFTSIOKT.) IAVSTRAIIAX AND ff.Z. CABLE ASSOCUHOV^ (Received January 7th, 9.15 p.m.)' | SYDNEY, January 7. 1 At the inquest on tho Palings, evf» denoe was given that Dr. Paling had been worrying for some time over thai condition of his mother she, not he, as previously stated, being tho invalid, lid told a friend tho day previous tai tho tragedy that the only way out to ciul it.
Tho Coroner found that while suffer* ing from temporary mental aberration Dr. Paling administered cyanide to his mother and then committed suioido witl^
the same poison. [A mysterious double tragedy ! oecoi» red at Dulwieh Hill, Dr. J, A. aged thirty, and his mother, being found dead. In tho mother'* bedrooia< wore syringes and morphia tabes on A tabic. A niece of tho doctor, who was living in the house, heard him early ia the morning go to the moth" er's room. Then all •was qnicf and, becoming alarmed, the nioc» rang up two other doctors, wh« broko open the door and found th® mother lying on tho bed ar.d the aois on tho floor.J
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18894, 8 January 1927, Page 15
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193DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18894, 8 January 1927, Page 15
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