![]() ![]() Under Suspicion in Unsolved Disappearance I wish to God I didn't.'Īsked if the doctors who treated the Corcoran boy might have been derelict in their duty when it came to reporting either an incidence of child abuse or the actual cause of death, Borton said, 'They will have serious questions to answer when Mr Macklin comes to trial.'Īsked if the attitude in the Derry school system remained the same now, Mrs Dumont said, 'Well, what does it look like, in light of this current situation? And I might add that I would not be speaking to you now if I hadn't retired at the end of this school year.'įrom the Derry News, June 22nd, 1958 (page 1): Now I think I just couldn't believe an adult could do such a thing to a little person. I guess at first I thought he must have fallen because he couldn't grip very well with that hand. 'When he died it never crossed my mind to think it was anything but an accident. ![]() ![]() Dorsey Corcoran was beaten within an inch of his life and then dumped off at the Home Hospital emergency room to die.' The wounds, particularly those in the skull, are not at all consistent with those which might be incurred in a fall. Right now the important thing is the medical examiner's conclusion that this boy was struck repeated blows with some object hard enough to break his bones. When asked what sort of instrument, Borton said: 'It might have been a hammer. Although Macklin claimed the boy had fallen from a stepladder while playing in the garage, Borton said the County Medical Examiner's report showed that Dorsey Corcoran was severely beaten with some blunt instrument. 'The medical examiner's report shows that the boy was badly beaten,' Borton said. The Corcoran boy died in Derry Home Hospital of reported 'accidental causes' on May 31st of last year. Macklin, of 73 Charter Street, had been arrested and charged with the murder of his stepson, Dorsey Corcoran. TOT TOLD NURSERY TEACHER BEFORE BEATING DEATHĬhief Richard Borton of the Derry Police called a news conference yesterday to announce that Richard P. From the Derry News, June 24th, 1958 (page 1): ![]()
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