A Terrible Tragedy
[BKVTEB's TBLBGBAMB.I . Mblboubnb. January 27. A terrible tragedy occurred at Coburg yesterday, when a mother and 3 • daughters combined to murder a younger sister, which they did by nearly severing the head from the body. The daughters afterwarcla ! attacked each other, and all were | more or less severely wounded, one ; being in an extremely oritical state. The cause of the crime is believed to be religious mania, the mother being entirely demented. Beceived January 28, 1.15 p.m. j MjeLbouene, January 28* One of the daughters who assisted her mother to commit the Coburn murder has made a full confession. Insanity appears to be generally rife in the family, as one of the sons^ias gone raving mad. ',;.'
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 98, 28 January 1886, Page 2
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119A Terrible Tragedy Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 98, 28 January 1886, Page 2
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