TO BE HORN IN PRISON
LONDON, Aug. 1. In passing sentence of four months’ imprisonment upon Alice Cook, aged 29, of no fixed address, at North London yesterday, Mr. Basil Watson, K.C., remarked:
•‘you are going to have a baby, and vou must receive proper attention. Your baby will be born in prison. It is no reflection on the baby,” The woman had pleaded guilty to stealing clothing and cash, valued together £l4B, from her employer.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20049, 22 September 1939, Page 12
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76TO BE HORN IN PRISON Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20049, 22 September 1939, Page 12
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