WOMAN'S FATE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 64, 16 March 1944, Page 6

WOMAN'S FATE

HEAD BATTERED

BEDROOM DISCOVERY

With her head terribly battered. Patricia Florence Haworth, a married woman, aged 28, who lived with her husband, Thomas Haworth. and a son aged 7, at 28, Luke Street, Otahuhu. was found in her bedroom about 10.15 o'clock this morning.

The discovery was made by a neighbour. Mrs. Massey. who called another neighbour. Mr. Doyle.

Mrs. Haworth was taken by a St. John ambulance to the Auckland Hospital, but died about five minutes after her admission.

Mr. Doyle ran to the Otahuhu police station and informed Senior Sergeant J. Daly. Dr. Griffin was called.

With Constable Murray, Senior Sergeant Daly went to the house, a small, four-roomed residence, and found Mrs. Haworth terribly injured. . ~ She was the only person in the house, lying partly on her back in a bedroom, with her head against a wardrobe. . Detective-Sergeant Aphn and Detective McLean, were quickly on the scene, having been called from Auckland. Other members of the city detective staff followed and assisted in the investigation. The bedroom presented a scene ol disorder. A man's working clothes and boots were found in the kitchen, leading off the bedroom. Mrs Massey, who lives next door to the Haworth's home, said she heard screams snortly after 10 a.m. Later, she saw a man ride away en a cvcle. Being worried about the screaming and shouting she went across the road and spoke to Mr. Doyle. As a result of what they saw through the bedroom window the police were informed.

Later in the morning, Detective McLean went to a hotel at Otahuhu and located the husband, a chrometanner, aged about 32, who was employed at the tannery in the town. He was taken to the Otahuhu police station, where he was interviewed. The son, Phillip, was at school when the discovery was made.