MURDER TRIAL
MAORI LABOURER CHARGED DEATH OF STEPDAUGHTER (P.A.) HAMILTON. May 12. A plea of not guilty was entered by Hohuahinaka Kino, aged 36, a Maori farm labourer, who appeared before Mr Justice Johnston to-day on a charge of murdering his stepdaughter, Rita Emery, at Otewa, Otorohanga, on February 14. Mr H T. Gillies and Mr J. R, Fitzgerald conducted the prosecution. and Mr J; F. Trapski appeared for the accused Mr Gillies said the accused lived with his wife and the latter’s daughter, Rita Emery, aged 18. in a cottage on Tipping Brothers’ farm at Otewa. Early in February Rita Emery tried to break her association with the accused, and took a position in Otorohanga The evidence would show that Kino spent the evening of February 13 with the girl in Otorohanga. Early next morning the girl was struck on the head in a paddock a mile from Kino’s cottage. She was rendered unconscious, and then strangled and killed. ; u Mr Gillies said Kino was a hardworking man of previous good character. Evidence was given by Kahu Ponga Pino, the accused’s wife, and Dr R. C. Bennington. The case will be resumed to-morrow.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24914, 13 May 1942, Page 4
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194MURDER TRIAL Otago Daily Times, Issue 24914, 13 May 1942, Page 4
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