Skegness Magazine

BOY FOUND HANGING
Had taken dog for walk

THE inquest was opened and adjourned at Skegness on Friday on a 14-year-old schoolboy, Charles Anthony O’Dwyer, of Albany Road, Skegness, who was found hanging by a dog-lead from a tree in Warth Lane, Skegness, the previous night.

Evidence of identification was given by the boy’s father, Mr. Charles O’Dwyer, retired sales manager.

After Dr. Douglas Fraser Menzies had described how he was called to Skegness Hospital at about 6.45 p.m. on Thursday, and found that the boy was dead, the inquest was adjourned until today (Wednesday).

Dr. Menzies said that from an external examination he was of the opinion that death was due to asphyxia caused by strangulation.

Found By Milkman
The tragic discovery was made by Mr. Reginald Griffin, a milkman, of Old Burgh Road, Skegness, who was out walking with his wife and their dog.

In the darkness of Warth Lane, not far from the Welcome Garage, Mr. Griffin shone his torch on a small. black, white and brown mongrel dog sitting at the foot of a tree, and then saw the boy hanging, He immediately notified the police.

It is believed that Anthony, a pupil of the Morris Secondary Modern School, near his home, had gone out with the dog, Lassie, a stray obtained from Skegness Police Station as a family pet about a year ago—for a walk earlier in the afternoon.

His parents (Anthony is the youngest of three brothers) were beginning to make inquiries for him when the police brought the sad news.

Anthony attended the Church of the Sacred Heart, Skegness.

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