POISONING AND SUICIDE
Verdict On Victims Of Double Tragedy greymouth inquest By Telegraph—Press Association. GREYMOUTH, March 16. An inquest was held today concerning the deaths on March 4 in Greymouth of Alvis Doreen Williams, jiged 23 single, and Frederick Jack Hitching, aged 26. single. Miss Williams was found dead in her room at the Mayfair Flats and Hitching died at his parents’ residence. The coroner, Mr. Ferner, returned a verdict that Miss Williams died from poisoning and Hitching committed suicide. Reviewing the evidence the coroner said that Hitching was with the girl when she was last seen alive, shortly before her body was found. Hitching committed suicide a little later by the same agency which caused the girl’s death. His possession of that agent suggested premeditation and a note that Hitching left connected him with the girl’s death. A handkerchief found in his pocket was bloodstained and smelt of almonds and the condition of the handkerchief was consistent with its having been used on the girl. The medical evidence regarding injuries to the girl’s throat and mouth was consistent with an attempt on her part to vomit. The evidence did not support a verdict of suicide in the case of the girl.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 147, 17 March 1939, Page 10
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202POISONING AND SUICIDE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 147, 17 March 1939, Page 10
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