Murder at Ruakura
PA Hamilton Tlte police opened a murder inquiry yesterday after a night watchman was found dead in a pool of blood at the Ruakura research centre, near Hamilton. The dead man was Joseph Hishon, aged 51, single. Mr Hishon had been employed at the centre for two years. Another employee found his body lying outside a lunchroom about 7 a.m. yesterday. He had head injuries, but the police have not confirmed these as the cause of death.
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Press, 26 August 1978, Page 1
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