NEW BRIGHTON SENSATION.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16987, 9 November 1920, Page 6

NEW BRIGHTON SENSATION.

A SHOOTING APFAIR. At f) o'clock on Sunday niominir Dr. : Glasgow, who is relieving Dr. Y\. E. . Stevens at New Brighton, was sumi ir.oned to No. 11 Lonsdalc street, New ■ Brighton, where he found Mrs F. Mniaquin. a young married woman, aged 20, , suffering from n bullet wound above tho ; temple on the right side of the head. ; It was said that the injury had been 1 caused about eight hours previously. ■The wound, however, was not serious, I as the bullet was of the .22 calibre. It had apparently been discharged from I a revolver which" had been kept in tne I house. The sufferer was sent to the j J Christchurch Hospital, and in the even- j ! ing tho affair was reported by Dr. Fox, : superintendent of tho Hospital, to the ! police. This was the first notification received at polipo headquarters of the shooting. As it was then believed that Mrs Malauuin was in a dangerous condition, a police official took a statement from her at the hospital. Her condition. Jiowever, was not serious and last | night she was reported to he satisfac- j torily progressing, and there are good i hopes for her recovery. Up to last night the bullet had not been extracted. There is a good-deal of mystery at-j taching to the affair. Detectives en- ! gaged on the case would not last even- ; ing give any information, and a "Press , " , reporter wont out to New Brighton. Mr j Malaquin, who is a young man, on bo- . ing seen at his residence, refused to | give any explanation. Hβ sjiid that the j statement which he had given to tho j police had been accepted as saii'sfar--tory. He asserted that the shooting ; was purely necidental. j Neighbours stated that Mr and Mrs j Malamiin, who have one child, lived i very happily. Superintendent Dwyer ! on beintr soen last night said that fur- ! th'er inquiries were being made. '