ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15059, 30 April 1919, Page 5

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

[United Peess (Association.]

Levin, April _. 28.

An inquest- was held to-day touching the death of Richard Frechtling, who was killed white, riding a bicycle in. the main street on Easter Monday night, by a collision with a motor car. Evidence was given that the deceased was.on hie •light side. The car came behind him. and dragged him 24ft. The car driver did not slacken pace or pull up after the collision. The Coroner found that the deceased met his death ;by being run down by a car, find thVb from the police evidence the driver of the car appeared to "be Hohepa Wiremu. The latter was.subsequently arrested, charged with manslaughter, and remanded till May Ist. .