ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
A BOY'S SUICIDE. By Telegraph.—Press Assoclr>ti*n. Auckland, Last Night. The body of a boy was found with the top of his skull blown off, near Pukekawa, about seven miles from Tuakau, yesterday. The facts of the case as deposed to at the inquest were that deceased left his father's house yesterday. He was seen riding a horse, and was apparently in good health. On Pukekawa Road, about an hour later, the body was found with the top part of the head blown off, and a shot gun lying alongside. Scratched upon a big were words indicating his intention to commit suicide, and stating that he had been "driven to this." The inquest was adjourned. FELL OFF A TRAIN. Auckland, Last Night. Mrs. Robert Twenty man, of Thames, who was visiting Auckland, fell off tho train to-night and received injuries to her skull which resulted in her death in the hospital.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 5
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153ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 5
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