Miss Slocombe Commits Suicide - 19th February 1946 - Little Braddow Essex

This article is very rare thankfully but a a bit of background is needed on the person this blog centres around

THERESA SLOCOMBE

Baptism 18 Dec 1875 • Finchley St Mary, England

Residence 1881 • Hendon, Middlesex, England

Birth of brother Charles Frederick Slocombe(1882–) Jan 1882 • Middlesex, United Kingdom

Residence 1891 • Hendon, Middlesex, England

Death of father Charles Philip Slocombe(1832–1895) Jul 1895 • Middlesex, United Kingdom

Residence 1901 • Hendon, Middlesex, England

02 Apr 1911 • Fairview, Hendon, Middlesex, England Modeller for art metal worker

1946 70 Death Mar 1946 • Chelmsford, Essex, England

The following report is from The Essex Chronicle dated 22nd February 1946 and is a report of the coroners inquest into the death of Miss Slocombe at her home in Little Braddow Essex 

The surprising revelation was when the coroner remarked that it is " the only case I know suicide of by hanging in the manner of a judicial hanging," 

And as far as I can ascertain it is indeed a very rare event. And it also a very sad event in as much as Miss Slocombe must have gone to considerable lengths to ensure that her death would be instantaneous. 

Probate Record