ALLEGED MURDER OF A CHILD
A MAORI WOMAN CMAROKO •l/Hlti**’ Pitjsd Association.) GISBORNE, This Day. I’otuewa Marti, a young single .Maori woman, was charged before the Magistrate that at To Avai on October 7 she murdered her infant male child. Detective AlcLeod stated that- accused was an adopted child, having resided at Te Arai about 20 years. On October 8 the body of a child was found in (he river. Enquiries were made and accused admitted that she laid given birth to a child, throwing it in the river. In the course of evidence it was elicited that accused had never been to school and had had no'education, her whole life having been spent in assisting her foster parents. Dr. Gunn deposed that, the Body was that of ti fully developed male child. There were no external marks of violence. A cut piece of cloth had been tied tightly across (he mouth and nose. Death in his opinion was due to asphyxia. Evidence was given as lo accused’s admissions to the police. Accused reserved Iter defence and was committed for trial.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVi, 30 October 1925, Page 4
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