MURDER CHARGE
COATS OS TRIAL
By Telegraph—Per Press Association)
WELLINGTON, November 5
Dr Lynch said there were no marks of throttling on the neck. He summarised his findings as follows :—Deceased was struck a violent blow on the' right temple, also a blow or series of b.bws on the back of the head and neck. The injuries were caused about the same time. Either would have caused unconsciousness, and either would have caused death. The immediate cause of death was asphyxia, due to the stomach contents being vomited into the wind pipe. He thought the .scarf found around the girl’s head had been placed in position to lessen the sound of steritorous breathing, or other noise. It was his opinion that the scarf was deliberately placed, and he did not think a conscious person would have permitted to have been placed there. His findings suggested that the’girl had been buried alive. The injuries, in his opinion, could not have been self inflicted, nor could they have been caused by falling down an embankment. If there had been a fall he would expect to see some abrasions on the face dr knees.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1931, Page 6
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