WOMAN CHARGED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 213, 8 September 1945, Page 5

WOMAN CHARGED

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER HUSBAND WITH HEAD INJURIES (P.A.) Nelson, Sept. 7. As the result of a shooting incident at Hope last Friday when a married man, Keith Douglas Webby, was admitted to the Nelson Public Hospital with head injuries, his wife, Corona Effie Webby, aged 30, was arrested at Hope yesterday on a charge of the attempted murder of her husband. The arrest was made by Senior-Ser-, geant H. E. Knight and Detective W. B. Parish.. Webby is a market gardener, with two children. He was taken to Richmond police station about 7 o’clock last Friday morning, and then brought to hospital. No statement was then made ab.ait the cause of his injuries, bui the police immediately commenced investigations, which culminated in the arrest yesterday. Webby was discharged from hospital yesterday. The charge of attempted murder of.her husband was brought against Corona Effie Webby before Mr. T. E. Maunsell, S.M. in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. Senior-Sergeant Knight represented the police and Mr. Ott the accused.

At the request of the police a remand till next Friday was granted. Counsel for accused made a request for accused to be allowed out on bail, but the police opposed the request. The Magistrate: “Why? Is it for protection of some witness?” The Senior-sergeant: “Yes.”

Mr. Ott said accused and her two children had been living with her fatheu since the occurrence. He submitted that there was no danger of her absconding. The Magistrate said he could see that, but there might be poteiwial danger lo the husband or the children. He asked the senior-sergeant what reason he had for suspecting the children might be in danger. The senior-sergeant replied that there were allegations of poisomwj. This was a serious charge, and no doubt accused now realised her position. If she got back into the same environment he could give no protection to her or others.

The magistrate said he was afraid he could not take the risk of granting bail. When he had heard the case he might be able to grant counsel’s request.