BOY ELECTROCUTED
DUNEDIN. Nov. 24.—A boy was electrocuted when he climbed a power pole and received a shock from a transformer near his home in Waverley, a Dunedin suburb, last night. He was Clifford Stuart Duncan, aged nine years. The boy was admitted to the casualty department of the public hospital at 7.45 p.m.. but he was then found to be dead. —P.A. -Gisborne Herald, 24/11/1950.
INQUEST ON WAVERLEY FATALITY
An inquest into the death of a nine-year-old boy, Clifford Stuart Duncan, son of Mr and Mrs R. H. Duncan, Belford street, Waverley, was opened before the coroner, Mr J. D. Willis, S.M., yesterday morning. Evidence of identification was given by a neighbour, Mr William Leslie. Mr Leslie stated that he was in a shed overlooking the property on which a power pole with an electrical transformer was situated. His attention was attracted by a loud whirring noise, and he looked towards the pole. He saw the boy, who had climbed the pole, hanging on the transformer. Mr Leslie rushed out and picked up the boy, who had by then fallen to the ground. He tried artificial respiration without success. The inquest was adjourned sine die. -Otago Daily Times, 25/11/1950.
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| Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin. DCC photo. |
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