The Inquest.
UNMOTIIERLY CONDUCT. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Uunedis 1 , This Day. At the inquesi on the oliild Sterling the evidence of the uioihcr whs that she gave the child to her six-)' oar-old daughter to nurse while she went out to clean np the shed m the luck yard, and on return after an absence of 10 minutes she found the baby's- clothes to he on fire and nearly burnt ; she dressed the child's burns but medical ad use was not obtained. Jury re turned an. open verdict, and acting on their recommendation the Coroner cautioned the mother for hr inhuman and unmotherly conduct, informing her that had there been much more evidence there would probably have been a lerdict of manslaughter against her.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 103, 9 June 1884, Page 3
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124The Inquest. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 103, 9 June 1884, Page 3
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