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DEATH OF A MENTAL PATIENT

By 'releßraDh-Presi ABioclatlon ' • Dunedin, August 81. Mr. Bartholomew, S.M., conducted an inquiry at Soacliff into the ci'cumstarioes surrounding the death of a male mental patient, who died of injuries inflicted by another patient in the same ward. Dr. , Blair stated that deceased, who wa« W years of age, was committed to mental hospital sixteen years ago, suffering from dementia. Ho was not usually rwlent, Vmt had a habit of putting M» hands into other people's pockets, un Sunday witness was informed that th» patient had been lacked 'by anotow. H» died yesterday. As a result ofth p ctrtsnmfft imnries were inflicted, was »• me. ttmj injuries wet n and was perI - vn n d iv ti«lenf The Coroner returned ' «?dict in accordance with the mediV tet mow adding that the patient who wmmitted the assault could not 1» deemed responsible for his actios,

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 7

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DEATH OF A MENTAL PATIENT Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 7

DEATH OF A MENTAL PATIENT Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 7

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