Leicester Lover Kills Himself After Attempting Murder: A painful tragedy occurred in Leicester on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of one man named Horace Pinsent, aged 19, was walking along the London 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 him. Without the slightest warning the youth drew a revolver and fired point blank at 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 cheek and went through her hat. Her screams, together with the report of revolver, attracted the attention of passers-by, and Mr. Herbert Hytch who was amongst crowd, made for Pinsent. Before 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 the Leicester Royal Infirmary in a car and the body of Pinsent was removed on the fire brigade ambulance to the mortuary. The girl, who was greatly distressed, was taken into a house nearby, but after a time she was able to journey to the Central Police Station to give her information to the police.
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GRO0431 Tiverton: Horace Pinsent: 1893 – 1913