DEATHS OF BROTHERS
DEADLY DRUG ADMINISTERED CHARGE AGAINST CHEMIST United P.esa AJin.—Elec. Tel. Copyright SYDNEY. May 27 The coroner concluded an inquiry to-day Into the deaths of two brothers, James Edward Cobban, aged 15, and James Cobban, aged 13, in a private hospital in Burwood on May 10 and May li respectively. The verdict was that the deaths were due to the effects of a deadly drug known as paraldehyde, administered to an excessive amount and "due to the negligent preparation of medical prescription* by Welter Peek, chemist and dispenser, of the Burwood friendly societies’ dispensary. Peck was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 9
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106DEATHS OF BROTHERS Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 9
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