SPECIAL NOTICE.
Dunedin. —On the 20th ultimo, the dead body of a newly born female child was found wrapped in a sack on St. Clair Beach. A post-mortem examination disclosed the fact that the child was born alive, and had been asphyxiated by tying a piece of sheeting tightly around the neck. If any information is obtained regarding this matter, an urgent communication is to be sent to the Superintendent of Police, Dunedin.
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLV, Issue 5, 4 February 1920, Page 73
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73SPECIAL NOTICE. New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLV, Issue 5, 4 February 1920, Page 73
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