INQUIRY INTO CHILD'S DEATH
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AUCKLAND, June 19. "This case has already been the subjeet of judicial proeeedingS and any comments I might pass would be I superfluous," said 'the Coroner, Mr." A. Addison, when cpncluding the inquest into the death of-Ruby Clare Nelson, aged five years, who died in Auckland Hospital on February 13 fro.m heart 1 failure caused by beri beri. - Detective Fell said that, following thes death of tlie child, inquiries had ! been made bjr the poiice concerning thei environment and conditions under! whieh she had been living. It was re-'! corded that tlie father of deceased had ; been eharged with wfTfur ill-treatmont [ and wilful neglect. He was eonvicted 011 eacli charge and sentenced to three niontlis 7 imprisonment on the (irst | charge, the maximum penalt.y for the 1 offence. j A verdiet was returned in accordance. with the medical evidence that the canse of death was heart failure duej to beri beri. I
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 June 1946, Page 8
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