A REVOLTING CRIME.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2263, 7 August 1908, Page 2

A REVOLTING CRIME.

ALLEGED MURDER OF A CHILD. TWO MAOR IB ARRESTED. [Pukhh Association.] WHANGAREI, August/!. Acting on mi formation rocnivod, Snrgeafifc Moo ro and Count übia Waoo, of Whangurei, left for Alanakaia. district on Tuesday, and arrested there yvilorday a Maori mail and his wife, 11 iriiii N'gatino and Emma Ngatinp, on a charge of willul murder of their infant son, Man aka., eighteen months old, oil or about July 2nd, Both ol the accused and the body ol tho v\& tiin were brought to Whai/garei last night. ... TJjo dotwiJrt Hlioy/ irffll' & most revolting crime him l/eefl committed. The father of the h/« » cused, with whom they lived, developed insanity of a violent type, and_on July 2nd flung'a child on the fire, This mail was committed to the Auckland Mental Hospital a day or two after, and the child was placed under treatment at the Wbangarei hospital. About the same time as this shocking occurrence, it is stated that Hirini and Emma also threw their child on the fire three times. 'The baby struggled on the hearth, and was flung back again. It was then thrown, outside to die a tortured death, and was left there all night, being buried secretly the next day. Tlie dreadful facts appear to have been only discovered recently by other Maoris, who at once notified the police. An inquest is boing held, but will probably he adjourned to call important witnesses.

The two accused were charged at the Court of the wilful murder of their infant son, and were remanded to August 14th.