Description:This newscutting reports on the inquest following the death of eighteen year old James Coope. Coope had lived with his aunt and uncle in Livingston Road, had argued with them and had his ears boxed. He left the house that evening and was not seen alive again. His body was found in the canal near Tower Hill Bridge and a verdict of found drowned was returned.
From the G.H. Osborne collection of newscuttings.