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Death by Ptomaine Poisoning Probe in Geelong
The Geelong Deputy Coroner presided over an inquiry into the death of Mary Genevieve Barrett, daughter of Constable P Barrett, at Geelong Hospital on March 31. The inquest heard the family fell ill after consuming jam, with tests on the jam failing to reveal a toxin. doctors attributed the death to ptomaine poisoning from unidentified food, while noting jam consumption and a tin of condensed milk in the safe. The coroner and witnesses stressed uncertainty over the exact poison source, and members of the Barrett family, including the father, testified about their meals and symptoms.
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Geelong
Me. W. B. Anderson
Mary Genevieve Barrett
P. Barrett
Mareh SL
Sha
Mary Alice Barrett
Constable P. Barrett
Colne Road
Belmont
Mare
Husbind
da Dinthy
Olga
Snl
Goo
Darby
Jared
Svat
Serge O'Donnel
Ann Constatrick
Barrett
Gir
Vovreett
Red Eater II
Sutera
Ms ‘Ong