Age: 42
Sex: male
Date: 18 Sep 1953
Place: Town Farm, Ovington, Watton, Norfolk
Herbert Bambridge died shortly after drinking a cup of tea at his farm on 18 September 1953.
His inquest returned the verdict that he had died from strychnine poisoning and had committed suicide. However, the verdict was returned after the Coroner said that 'an open verdict will leave malicious tongues to wag'.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Daily Herald - Friday 16 October 1953
see Daily Mirror - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Daily Mirror - Monday 19 October 1953
see Daily Mirror - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 15 October 1953
see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Daily Herald - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Liverpool Echo - Thursday 15 October 1953
see Western Mail - Friday 16 October 1953
see Dundee Courier - Tuesday 20 October 1953
see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Thursday 15 October 1953
see Daily Herald - Friday 16 October 1953
see Unsolved 1953