Alan Lewis

Age: 21 months

Sex: male

Date: 24 Feb 1956

Place: Church Farm Cottage, Orleton, Herefordshire

Alan Lewis was drowned by his mother in a water butt on 24 February 1956. She was tried for his murder but acquitted.

The jury was told that if she had acted as an automation that she was not guilty of murder.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see National Archives - ASSI 6/125, ASSI 89/38

see Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 19 June 1956

see Kington Times - Friday 23 March 1956

see Kington Times - Friday 22 June 1956

see Unsolved 1956