Child’s Death from Convulsions: Coroner (Mr. E. G. B. Fowler) yesterday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Horace Pinsent, the three-months old child of Ernest Pinsent, a barman, of 20 Archdeacon-lane, who died suddenly about 7.30 Sunday Morning. Dr. A. M. Little deposed to seeing the deceased at 8.40 on Sunday morning, dead. After examination of the body, he came to the conclusion that death was due to convulsions from stomach disorder. Witness added a short time previous he had attended the deceased, who was a weakly child. Mrs. Mabel Pinsent said the deceased was a weakly child from birth. A fortnight ago the child was attended by a doctor but did not seem to improve. On November 29 the deceased seemed in his usual health and was put to bed and slept with the witness and her husband. — In answer to the coroner, the witness said they had a cot, but the deceased would not sleep in it, and cried for hours. She fed him during the night, the last time being at six o’clock. About 7.30 a.m. she awoke and discovered that the child was dead. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.
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Referenced
GRO0272 Tiverton: Ernest “Pinsent”: 1889 – 1966
GRO0434 Tiverton: Horace Pinsent: 1913 – 1913
GRO1845 Tiverton: Mabel Braimridge: 1889 – 1982