GUILTY OF MURDER
Livermore Sentenced to Death. sTn0 V<i recommendation OF ‘ ‘ MERCY. Wellington. An?. 10. \ vcnli' t of guilty with a strong recommendation ~f merry on account j l!t s vouth and mental weakness was returns! by 'bo jury late this afternoon in th- case of Horace Frank Livermore, labourer, aged 20, who was charged with the murder of Vera Margaret Forster, aged 41. years, at Upper Hutt. last April. The sen--er.ee of dmlli wan passed by Mr Justice The jury rc-tirml at .'Lob p.m. and returned at P-ui. with a verdict; of guilty with a 'iron? rocommenda{ior. to mercy mi view of his youth and ran:.;a! wmiencss. Asked if bo hud anything to say Livermore said a linn voice, ‘I have not!!;!;? to say.' jj! S Honor (binned the black cap and pronounced the death sentence. Beyond a slight frown, which had often he- n noticeabk- during the trial, Livermore listened to the sentence unmoved, lie Lien turned and dinappeared front the dock. The jury was excused from further jury service for a period of two years.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10885, 11 August 1932, Page 3
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