A BRUTAL MOTHER
CHILD A MASS OF BRUISES. MOTHER FINED £lO OR TWO MONTHS' HARD LABOUR. Press Association —By Telegraph. INYERCARGILL. June 1. Before Mr Hutchison, S.M., at Riverton to-day, a married woman, Nellie McCreath, was charged that beinc the mother and having custody of Gladys McCreath. aged 4 T l> years, she did wilfully ill-treat the child m a manner likely to cause it unnecessary suffering. , w From the evidence it appeared that on Mav 15 the attention of a constable was directed to the child and on examination he found it was a. mass ot bruises from head to heel with .on abrasions and marks about the c . The little one was taken to a doc who. upon examination, described i as a shocking case. The woman was fined £lO and cx ; peases or in default two months imprisonment with hard labour. The custody of the child was taken from her.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12806, 2 June 1914, Page 5
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