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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

MYSTERIOUS: Inquest into how upper hunter sporting legend ingested deadly pesticide - You Need To See This

Douglas Thrift died in December, 2018, an autopsy later revealing he had a fatal concentration of the highly-toxic strychnine in his system. An inquest beginning Monday will examine the source of strychnine and how it was ingested.

A coronial inquest will on Monday begin examining how a well-known and respected Upper Hunter sporting legend ingested a lethal dose of the highly-toxic pesticide strychnine.

Douglas Thrift, 71, was found dead in a bedroom of his Denman home about 8pm on December 1, 2018, only a few hours after he finished his regular Saturday round of golf.

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