THAMES FATALITY.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 30938, 23 July 1917, Page 2

THAMES FATALITY.

&ti ;"' Association, o\~ .-0. t "THAMES;'.Tii.Iy 'A-jmil drowning fatality occurred last night.'':'. A little gir),'six years :'of age, ■Ms playing on a bridge ■over the- Kcri■ltori,. near Ko'pu, with two small boys, one a Native, when, j|. is alleged, ihc latter undressed the girl-anil'pushed her into the water. Aii alarm was at once given r and the stream was dragged, all night. The name of the girl drowned was IreneQuimi,' and,she was a daughter of Mr Quimi, J.P., whose son was recently decorated at .flic front for bravery. An inquest was o/ened and adjourned, Both lads are being detained by the police. .' ■ . i ' ~~~ TWO BOYS CHARGED WITH •' v , MURDER. (Per Press Association.) THAMES, July 21. ' In connection with the drowning case reported yesterday two boys, Richard Beihaun and Claude Gibbons, were charged this' morning, before the local beiicli, with the murder of Irene Quiim, The : accused were remanded, on bail, until the 25th instaur. . ' '