Sudden Death in Southend - Was Justice Served? Podcast Season 1 Episode 4 | Findmypast

“...she asked me to fetch the police, but my husband would not let me interfere... he had threatened to rip her inside out. I said to her: “He is not safe to live with”...”

In the early morning of 2 June 1906, a woman is discovered lying dead on the floor of her bedroom. She had gone to bed in good spirits but never woken up. An autopsy revealed a ruptured spleen – an injury which could have been caused by a nasty fall, or just as easily by the toe of a boot. What happened overnight in the small, terraced house in the Essex coastal town of Southend on Sea? Was her partner to blame?

In this episode, Jen and David pick apart the complex relationships between a woman, her partner, and her close family, all living in close proximity in Victorian terraced housing. They discuss issues of masculinity and historical attitudes towards domestic abuse, which played a central role in the case. This mysterious and tragic death was discovered and sent in by Findmypast community member, Tom Fitton.

Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved

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Producer - Madeline Gilbert
Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard
AV Editor - Callum Main
Videographer - Angus Webster
Video Lead - Andrew Farrell
Graphics/Design - Kate Benzie, David Bradley, and Graham Jacobs
Researcher - Jen Baldwin
Voiceover - Elliot Hardman
AV Lead - Mark Asquith

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