Sequel To Removal Of Body From Morgue
TUMAHU, Jan. 22. Accused 's adiuissiou in a statement to tlie police tluit lie had taken the body from Timaru into the country
between Washdyke and Cave and the opinion of the Timaru Public Hospital pathologist in his post-morteni report (read in Court) that the body had been sexually intei'tvrrod with, were luajor points in tlie police prosecution in the Timaru AUigistrate 's Court of Desmond Robert P-erry, single, aged 24, 011 a cluirge of lmproperlv interfering with the (lead body of Yalmai Irene Phillips ou December 20, 1947. He ploaded not guilty and was coiuinitted by two Justices of the Peace to the next sitting of the Bupr&me Court at Timaru for trial. There was 110 application for 'bail. Perrv pleaded guilty to three eliarges — tlie theft of a motor-car at Hamilton, -alued at £550, the property of, Eouise Winthrop; the theft of a car at Timaru, valueil at £690, the property of-James Meeham and Sons; and the theft of a set .of electric horse clippers, A-alued at £11 18s lOd, the property of sotne person unknown. On all three charges he was remanded to the iSupretne Court for sentence. ;
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1948, Page 5
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198Sequel To Removal Of Body From Morgue Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1948, Page 5
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