THE PIHA TRAGEDY
PATHOLOGISTS’ OPINION REMAINS BELIEVED TO BE HUMAN. I Per Press Association. I AUCKLAND, March 5. Pathologists who examined the scanty remains taken by the Auckland police from the bach burned at Pahia ir. the early morning on February 12, are of lhe opinion that they are hu man. When lhe fire occurred lhe bach was occupied by two Australians. Gordon Robert McKay and J. A. Talbot, and it was believed thr.t McKay was burned to death. The remains, which were recently exhumed, comprise a four-inch square piece of skull with a small portion of flesh attached, a section of the spine and small parts of hones. Dr. W. Gilmour, pathologist to the Auckland Hospital, will submit his report to the coroner, who will decide a date of the resumption of the inquest. Dr. Gilmour's report not he made public till the inquest.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 54, 6 March 1939, Page 8
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