Infanticide.
Dunedin. —On the 27th ultimo the dead body of a newly born female child was found in a right-of-way off High Street, wrapped in brown paper. Dr. Gordon McDonald gave evidence to the effect “ That the child was full grown and well preserved, and that there was a mark round the neck, as if it had been subjected to pressure by a handkerchief or wide bandage.” The jury returned a verdict, “ That death was caused by strangulation by some person or persons unknown.”
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXVII, Issue 17, 12 August 1903, Page 203
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84Infanticide. New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXVII, Issue 17, 12 August 1903, Page 203
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