EDINBURGH MYSTERY.
SON CHARGED WITH MURDER, FORMER RESIDENCE IN DOMINION. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COB.RJSSTONMSMT. ] DUNEDIN. Saturday. Cablegrams from London to the nffect that' a New Zealandcr, named John • Donald Murrett, had been arrested on a charge o! murdering his. mother in Edinburgh, last March, came as a painful shock to a number of residents in Dunedin and Oamara, as Mrs. and her Bon resided in the latter i>lac9_ _ for several years, and they also spent some time in Dunedin and other places in Otago. '• = il As far as can be ascertained, Mrs. Merrett and her son left England daring :: the war, and eventually settled in 1 Oamaru, where tho boy attended the Waitaki Boys' High School. Prior to this he had attended a preparatory school at Havclock .North, Previous to entering Waitaki l|o had a serious fall from his. cycle when on a fishing expedition,-and was in the hospital for a considerable time, suffering from injuries to his head and nose. For a time lie was prevented from participating in field games at ifchool, but later distinguished himself in all branches of sport, being a particularly fine swimmer.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 11
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187EDINBURGH MYSTERY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 11
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