Gladys Merle Batchelor, (1907-27/5/1931). "irresponsible mental condition"

DEATHS

BATCHELOR. — At Nelson Hospital on 28th May, 1931, Gladys, dearly beloved wife of Ronald Fyfe Batchelor aged 24 years.  -Nelson Evening Mail, 29/5/1931.

FUNERAL NOTICE 

THE friends of Mr Ronald Batchelor are informed that the funeral of his late wife Gladys will leave our Mortuary, Collingwood street, TO-MORROW (Saturday) Morning, at 10 o clock, for the Nelson Cemetery.  -Nelson Evening Mail, 29/5/1931.

The inquest into the death of Gladys Merle Batchelor, aged 24 years, of Murchison who died in the Nelson Hospital on Wednesday night from wounds to the throat, was conducted by the Coroner, Mr T. E. Maunsell S.M. this morning. After hearing the evidence the Coroner expressed sympathy with deceased’s husband. The verdict was returned as follows: — ‘‘That deceased died from a wound in the throat and pneumonia developing therefrom. The wound was self-inflicted by deceased, the evidence indicating that by reason of ill-health she was in an abnormal and probably irresponsible mental condition.”  -Nelson Evening Mail, 29/5/1931.

Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson.