FOUND SHOT.

Western Star, 15 October 1935, Page 2

FOUND SHOT.

<S> MISSING BOYS. UOUIiLK TRAGEDY AT OTUNVI^ TAUMAMUNCI, October 14. A shooting t-r.-.g-dy oucmred at .Kunui. seven miles from Taumarunui, yesterday, resulting in the death of Dean, aged 6, a son of Anthony a roadman, and Charlie Robson, ftged 14, a brother-in-law of Anthony Dean, with whom resided, Robson wenti *o the fiver about half a mile from his house yesterday morning, accompanied by Trevor Dean, to, wash a. blanket, taking with him * small-calibre shotgun, which was hid;-, den lit a, cupboard, and which- he had been forbidden to use, They were Ust. seen alive iby a neighbouring farmhand at 1Q a.m.. when they both-were running across a swing bridge. Dean.*** parents became anxious when th e boys did not como in for lunch to search for them at 3 o'clock. Both were found desjd at 3 is some fern and scrub near tlig fiver. Trevor Dean was shot through the head and Robson was also shot through the head. Trevor Dean was a quarters, caste Maori and Robson a hajf^cast^' The gun was used by Dean foy shooting rabbits It is surmised that Robson hid it in the blanket when he set out from home

When Trevor Dean was found, the body was lying face down, with shot, gun wounds in the i'ac 0 and head and the hand which he evidently was holdtug up for protection. The body of the other boy was lying a few feet "away on its side with a double barrelled shot, gun between the legs and clasping the barrel with one hand. There was $ gunshot wound in tho head* The local polico removed the bodiea to the Taumarunuj morgue and Detective J Murray cam© from AVaagauui to investigate.