CHILD SHOT DEAD.
PTG-NUNTING TRAGEDY, SMALL BOY AND A GUN. [BX IKLEGEAJH. —OWN COEEESFONDENT.3 NEW PLYMOUTH. Friday. Inspector Hurray, of the New Plymouth police, was informed by Constable Blaikie, of Mokau, this morning that a shooting fatality had taken place on Thursday at 1 Mahoenui, the victim being a little Maori ; girl named Kohi Pirania, aged about five ior six years. The constable had been ; notified of the occurrence by the posti master at Mahoenui. It appears that'the little girl and her i mother had accompanied a native named j Tukino and his wife with several chil- ; dren on a pig-hunting picnio into the \ bush about a mile behind Mahoenui. The weapon in use was a muzzle-loading shot- ! gun. It is stated that the weapon was laid upon the grass while the party were j sitting down to rest, and that a little boy of about seven or eight years picked ith* - up playfully and it went off. killing tho i little girl. Tho coroner was informed of thet , fatality, and he ordered the holding of an j inquest before a J.P. and jury.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18813, 13 September 1924, Page 10
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184CHILD SHOT DEAD. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18813, 13 September 1924, Page 10
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