Southeastern Gazette, 9 August 1853.

GREENWICH. Shocking Suicide.

A most appalling suicide occurred on Sunday morning week at the house of Mrs. Burnes, fruiterer, London-street, Greenwich. The unfortunate deceased, Lavinia Mary Cuthbert, was a married woman, who, with her husband, for some time past had been in the employ of Mr. John Shove, corn dealer, but had been lately discharged. It appears that on Sunday morning, about eleven o’clock, deceased went to her bedroom, and after a short time, was discovered to have ripped open her stomach with her husband’s razor, and before medical assistance could be brought to her aid she had expired. An inquest was held on Monday evening, before Mr. C. J. Carttar, at the "Prince of Wales," when the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary derangement."