GUNSHOT IN BEDROOM
SUICIDE BEFORE BREAKFAST Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The body of William Douglas, aged 55, was found at his residence this morning with a shotgun lying beside it. At an inquest concerning liis death it was stated Mr. Douglas, who was manager of a coffee stall, was given a cup of tea by his wife at eight o’clock, and when he was called for breakfast an hour later, said he would be down in a few minutes. A muffled report was heard, and on investigation he was found to be dead, with a wound in his head. A verdict was returned of death from a gunshot wround, self-inflicted.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 660, 11 May 1929, Page 16
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