YOUNG MAN MUTILATED.
SEVERE INJURY WITH KNIFE. POLICE MAKE AN ARREST. William Coombes, who now lies in the Ashburton Hospital, was the subject of a very unusual assault on Wednesday night, when he was attacked by a man with a knife and seriously mutilated- The assault took place on the road leading from Oarnbrae to Methven. Thomas Brown, a labourer, married, was arrested by Constable Orchard, of Methven, on Wednesday night, on a charge of wounding Coombs with a knife. Brown was brought before the Magistrate’s Court at Methven yesterday, and, after being formally charged, was remanded to appear at Methven next Thursday. Bail was allowed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17032, 4 May 1923, Page 1
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