WOMAN KILLED.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. 1 t fiY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Dec. 8. A charge of manslaughter was preferred against William Pitman, a land agent, at the conclusion of an inquest to-day before Mr. F. K, Hunt, S.M., concerning the death of Elsie Lillian Roberts, who received fatal injuries through being knocked down on Novernber 3 by a motor-car driven by Pitman. The coroner returned a verdict in which he said the motor-car was driven by Pitman in a culpably negligent manner. Pitman, when charged with manslaughter, pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial. Bail was fixed at £SOO and was forthcoming.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 December 1924, Page 5
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