DEATH PACT.
OF A YOUNG COUPLE. At Wellington. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 15. What is believed to have been a death pact, between two young people, has been revealed here. The two rented a house at Lyall Bay as “Mr and Mrs Rawlins.” The tragedy was brought about at about six o’clock on Saturday evening, when their dead bodies were discovered in bed with the arms of the one clasped round the other. Death was caused through gas poisoning. The tragic discovery was first made by the owner of the property. The names of the dead couple are:— Harold Wilson, aged 30 years, who was formerly a resident of Tasman Street, and who js thought to have been a baker by occupation. Ivy Walton, aged 17 years, who formerly was a resident of Miramar.
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Grey River Argus, 16 January 1928, Page 5
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135DEATH PACT. Grey River Argus, 16 January 1928, Page 5
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