Jl DISTRESSING FATALITY.
CHRISTCHURCH, January 15. I. A little boy named John James Foster, two , and arh'aJf; years of age, the only son t .of •M>r,t:£draundi JV Foster/ of Hawksbury,, street/ Addington, was taken to the .hospital on Sunday suffering from severe scalds caused by falling into a. bath of boiling water... . The child died the follow-* .ing day, L and -At . the inquest yesterday a returned that death jwas caused" by the shock -from scalding. , From the evidence it appeared that the father - had filled the tub with boiling water,. preparatory to having a bath,' ana 1 Jeftj s^ib sQbm-jfor a few moments. On his return, - just -as he got to the door he saw the child fail into the tub. He immediately took him out and rubbed" flour all l over him, and had him "conveyed to the .hospital. ...^The.ibest medioal attention was •bestowed, on him", butane little sufferei died, on Monday. v
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Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 17
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155Jl DISTRESSING FATALITY. Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 17
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