Man Before Court Had Been Sentenced To Death
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A U L/iVi-i AiN jj, jan. /. A man who when a member of the New Zealand Division shot a fellow soldier dead and was sentenced to death, had his sentence comnruted to one of life imprisonment, and later reduced to three years' imprisonment by a superior military authority. He was released on July 8, 1947. This was revealed in the Police Court today when Harry Edward Denyer, aged 35, a labourer and soldier, pleaded guilty to a chargc of wilfully damaging a motorcar door valued at £2 10s there hy eommitting mischief. Senior-Sergeant J. Southworth said that early this morning a beer bottle tlirown from a tramcar in Karangahape Road broke a taxi window. Denyer said he was havjng an argurnent with islanders and thre'w a bottle at one but it missed and hit the taxi. Mr. K. C. Aekins, for accused, said Denyer had a good war service but had an unfortunate experienee when overseas. Mr. J. H. Luxfoi'd, S.M.: Is this the man who shpt a doetor in Egypt? Mr. Aekins: Yes, he was intoxicated at the time that happened, too. After warning Denyer to lceep away from liquor the Magistrate admitted Denyer to probation for 12 months, a condition being that he abstain from liquor and make good the damage.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1949, Page 5
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224Man Before Court Had Been Sentenced To Death Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1949, Page 5
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