Woman Fatally Wounded: Man Arrested

Northern Advocate, 4 October 1938, Page 7

Woman Fatally Wounded: Man Arrested

[Special to Northern Advocate "l NAPIER, This Day.

Mrs Isabella Annie Aves is lying in the Napier Public Hospital in a critical condition with a rifle wound, received at her home in Ferguson Avenue, West Shore, on Sunday night. A young man who gave himself up to the police about midnight is being held in custody. It Is understood that he is a- resident of Waipawa. Three minutes after midnight on Sunday, a young man walked into the Napier police station and informed the officers on duty, Senior-Sergeant W. Pender and Constable E. Harding, that the police were “looking for him.” Two minutes later, while the SeniorSergeant and the constable were questioning him, a telephone message was received from Dr. J. Allan Berry that a woman had been admitted to hospital in a serious condition, suffering from a rifle wound. It was stated that the woman was Mrs Aves. Inspector D. Cameron was notified, and investigations were immediately commenced.

It was learned from inquiries yesterday morning that Mrs Aves. was suffering from a severe wound in the epigastric region, involving the liver and stomach. An operation was performed at 2 o’clock yesterday morning, but fears are entertained for Mrs Aves’s life.

It is understood that the operation failed to reveal, the bullet which caused the wound. The sufferer is in a critical condition.

Mrs Aves is 51 years of age. According to a statement made yesterday morning by Inspector Cameron, it is believed that the weapon from which the bullet was fired was a small calibre rifle.