MURDER IN GLASGOW.
SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. ** LONDON, June 21. The Glasgow police made a sensational discovery of the body of a murdered boy, - aged 12, which was being wheeled through a busy street by a young- married woman. The body was wrapped in a bed mat, It is believed an attempt was made previously to burn the body, as the hair on the scalp was singed. The woman, who was accompanied by her small daughter, was arrested. The police believe the boy was strangled at Coatbridge, 12 miles from Glasgow, and the body was being wheeled in the perambulator to dispose of in Glasgow. The motive is a mystery. The early arrest of a man is expected.
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15272, 23 June 1923, Page 5
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121MURDER IN GLASGOW. Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15272, 23 June 1923, Page 5
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