Guilty Of Ill-Treatment Of Girl Who Died
NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 16. Thomas and Beta Kira, husband and wife, were founi guilty of the manslaughter of Naki Kira, aged 19, at the conclusion of their trial in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth today. - They were remanded for sentence, Beta Kira being allowed bail. Thomas Kira was adjudged guilty of manslaughter by assault and Beta Kira of manslaughter by failing to provide the girl with the necessities of life. Naki Kira, who was Thomas Kira's sister, lived with him and his wife and eight children, on Ararata Boad, neaj Hawera. Slie died there on June 6. Evidence of ill-treatment of the girl observed by tbem, was given by se number of witnesses. The medical evidence attributed death to blood poisoning from widespread sepsis assoeiated witji iniuries and neglect. Doetors who examined her
■ r i after death found that though she was 19 she had the body of a girl of 13. She was emaciated. There was no food in the digestive traet and in the doctor's opinion she had had none for several days. At no'time did she have medical attention, .
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 November 1949, Page 9
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