MAN FOUND HANGING.
IDENTITY NOT DISCLOSED. BODY IN FULL VIEW OF THE ROAD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Cambridge, this day. Yesterday afternoon the body of a man was found hanging from a tree in a plantation at Roto-o-rangi,' close to and within full 1 "view of the main Te Awamutu-Cambridgo Road. The body was found by an elderly Dalmation, and was suspended by a thin rope from the limb of a tree. When the Cambridge police arrived the body had been cut down. Its condition indicated that death had taken place the previous night. An examination revealed nothing that would lead to the identity of the deceased. The body is that of a well built man about 30 years old, sft 3in in height, clean shaven and dark brown hair. He was wearing a striped grey suit ,a new grey felt hat, black shoes and socks, and a heavy black overcoat. The police have made numerous inquiries in the neighbourhood, but no one has seen a stranger about.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2612, 9 August 1928, Page 5
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167MAN FOUND HANGING. King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2612, 9 August 1928, Page 5
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