A Somerset man convicted of impregnating and then drowning his young niece met his end at Bristol. Frederick Morse lived with his parents and his niece Doris Brewer at Slough Green in 1933. The quarryman was 32-years-old while his niece was just 12.
When Doris was found to be pregnant on February 23, Morse was suspected of being the father – something he strenuously denied. The next day, young Doris’s body was found snagged on a tree in the River Rag, near Taunton.
Doris had drowned, but her body revealed no signs of a struggle. Morse was later seen in the village, soaking wet, soon after which he was arrested and questioned.
