CHARGE OF MURDER
Death of Dunedin Parents Ry U’clcgrapb—Precis Association. Duuedin, March. 18. In one of the shortest preliminary hearings of a murder charge, taking just one hour, .Stanley Davidson, aged 23, wms committed for trial this morning in the magistrate’s court on charges that he murdered his father and mother at Kavensbourue on February 25. Two police officers were in tbe dock with accused. Dr. D’Ath gave evidence that death was caused by blows on tho head from an axe, which was an exhibit iu court. The evidence of an eye-witness, a neighbour, Mrs. Dowall. was that she heard a scream and saw through a fence the woman victim rushing toward her with bloodstained arms, while in the background accused was striking his father with an axe. She went for assistance.
The chief-detective gave evidence that when accused was asked what happened he said, "I slogged him with an axe." Asked tiie reason, he said, “Just temper. They were nagging a man.” Mr. W. F. Forrester represented accused.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 149, 19 March 1936, Page 11
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