Douglas Thrift died from strychnine toxicity, but a coroner has found there is not enough evidence to prove how he ingested the poison.
NSW Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes has been unable to determine how a man ingested a poison that killed him.A NSW deputy state coroner has been unable to determine how a man ingested a poison that killed him.
No strychnine was found at the Thrift family farm at the time. However the white, odourless powder was located in a shed on the property in 2023. "At this point, the available evidence only allows me to make findings in relation to his identity, the date, the place, the cause of his death," she told the court.Evidence given during the inquest detailed that just days before his death on November 28, 2018, Mr Thrift, who had diabetes, heart problems and sleep apnoea, had been seen by his cardiologist.
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