MURDER AT RAKAIA.
A BOY DROWNED BY HIS MOTHER.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE WOMAN.
(from our own correspondent.)
Eakiia, This Day. A bjy was murderedj by bis mother, who attempted suicide m the Rakaia river thia afternoon, The mother tied the child to her and jumped m the water. Tbo child is dead, and the mother m the hand 4 of Dr. Withers, and ie progressing towards recovery. The woman has the appenranco of a widow from hei drets. It is rumored her name is Dalziel, and that her husband died Borne months: ago. An inquat will be held to-morrow.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1727, 29 December 1887, Page 2
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100MURDER AT RAKAIA. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1727, 29 December 1887, Page 2
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