True crime · 19.05.1920
A bullet from the forest by Kohatu mill
Otto Kokk was a farmer's son from Kinksi village in Lihula parish. He joined the police on 1 April 1920 and started as a junior constable in Haapsalu. Soon after, he was made senior constable for Sooniste parish. On 19 May 1920, less than two months after he put on the uniform, he was on duty in Sipa parish near Kohatu mill. A bullet fired from the forest struck him and he died there, aged 36. The record names no killer and speaks only of an unknown criminal. Kokk was buried in Märjamaa cemetery. The pin marks Kohatu village; the exact spot by the mill is not known.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Otto Kokk oli talupidaja poeg Lihula valla Kinksi külast. Ta astus politseiteenistusse 1. aprillil 1920 ja alustas Haapsalus noorkordnikuna. Juba samal aastal määrati ta Sooniste valda vanemkordnikuks. 19. mail 1920, vähem kui kaks kuud pärast teenistusse astumist, oli ta tööülesannetes Sipa vallas Kohatu veski lähedal. Teda tabas metsast lastud kuul ja ta suri sealsamas, 36-aastasena. Allikas tapjat ei nimeta ja räägib vaid teadmata kurjategijast. Kokk maeti Märjamaa kalmistule. Kaardinõel märgib Kohatu küla, täpne koht veski juures pole teada.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Otto Kokk. ↗