Bodies moved to Bangkok
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BANGKOK, March 28.
The decomposed bodies of two European women, believed to be missionary nurses, a New Zealander and an Englishwoman, kidnapped by bandits in southern Thailand 11 months ago, have been moved to Bangkok for formal identification.
The bodies, with bullet holes through the skulls, were found by the police a week ago in the Yala district, near Pattani, where the
itwo nurses were kidnapped last April. Officials of the Overseas I Missionary Fellowship, for i which the nurses worked, are ■ almost certain that they are ■the bodies of Miss Margaret Morgan, aged 40, from Porth, South Wales, and Miss Minka Hanskamp, aged 52, a Dutchborn naturalised New Zealander. from Wellington. Dental records of .the two nurses are being flown from New Zealand and Britain to nelp identification.
Once death certificates have been issued, they are expected to be buried in south Thailand, where both worked in leprosy clinics for many years. ______________
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33804, 29 March 1975, Page 2
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