BOYS COMMITTED.
THORNDON CHURCH CASE.
DESTRUCTION AND MISCHIEF.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON", this day.
After hearing evidence in the Children's Court, when four boys, whose ages ranged from 10 to 12, were charged with the destruction of Bibles, scattering tea and sugar over the floor and other mischief committed inside the Thorndon Methodist Church, Mr. T. B. McNeil, S.M., said he felt sure that in the interests of the general public and the boys themselves it was his duty to commit them to the care of the Child Welfare Department. Two boys pleaded guilty to seven charges of breaking, entering and theft, and to further charges of stealing bicycles and a bridle. One of the boys was charged with two additional offences of breaking and entering, and two other boys were charged with single offences of breaking and entering, and one of thein was further charged with being found in possession of an unregistered revolver. In all, the thefts amounted to £54 0/C, and the damage to £8 6/.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 84, 10 April 1933, Page 3
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