Leicester Lover Kills Himself after Attempting Murder: A painful tragedy occurred in Leicester on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of one man and serious injuries to another. About ten o’clock a young named Horace Pinsent, aged 19, was walking along the Road accompanied by a girl of about his own age, when they quarreled over something; the girl intimating that she would no longer walk out with him. Without the warning the youth drew a revolver fired point blank at the girl. She had however a miraculous escape for although she was only a yard away from Pinsent when the weapon went off, the bullet only grazed her and went through her hat. Her screams, together with the report of the revolver attracted the attention of the passers-by and Mr. Herbert Hytch, who was amongst the crowd went for Pinsent. Before he reached him however, he was hit by a bullet in the neck. After firing two more shots, Pinsent made for the town. The crowd pursued him, and on nearing Toller Road he turned the weapon on himself and with the last cartridge shot himself through the head, death resulting instantaneously. Mr. Hytch was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary in a motor car and the body of Pinsent was removed by the fire brigade ambulance to the mortuary. The girl, who was greatly distressed, was taken into a house near-by but after a time she was able to journey to the Central Police Station to give information to the police.
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GRO0431 Tiverton: Horace Pinsent: 1893 – 1913