A SERIOUS ASSAULT.
DUNEDIN MAN INVOLVED
CHRISTCHURCH, April 20. A serious attack upon a woman by het brother is reported to have occurred at Akaroa to-day, but the details of tha affair are at present very meagre. The facts, as alleged and as communicated to the Christchurch police authorities, are that a man named Hitchcock, who is understood to be a resident of Dunedin, and who has been in Akaroa for the benefit of his health, had a quarrel with his sister to-day, or something took place between them that caused him to become so violently angry that it is understood ho attempted to seriously injure his sister with a knife, and then attempted to take his own life by cutting his throat. The nature of the injuries inflicted on the woman are not known. Hitchcock, in charge of a constable, is at present being brought to the Christchurch Hospital by motor car, which is expected to arrive about 7 o’clock this evening.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3084, 23 April 1913, Page 59
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163A SERIOUS ASSAULT. Otago Witness, Issue 3084, 23 April 1913, Page 59
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