DEATH OF BABY
Young Woman Guilty Of Manslaughter
JURY RECOMMENDS MERCY By Telegraph—Press Association. New Plymouili, February 21. Charged with the murder of a new-ly-born child on a farm at Ngaere in December, an unmarried woman. Stella Elizabeth Sedginan, aged 21. was found guilty of manslaughter. The jury recommended that the highest degree of mercy should be extended to the girl. Sentence was deferred till Thursday. The child was found in a deep ho e in an outhouse on the farm where die girl was employed and died in hospital soon afterward. Mr. R. J. O’Dea. in her defence, contended that the girl was in such a condition that she was not aware of the quality of her act. in placing thfe child in the hole. She did not know whether it was dead or alive, and desired only to put it out. of sight. The Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) said be would take the responsibility of directing the jury. if. it found the main facts proved, to itikc the more merciful view and find a verdict of manslaughter. The jury retired for 12 minutes.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 126, 22 February 1938, Page 10
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