WIDOW MURDERED

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1928, Page 1

WIDOW MURDERED

BROTHER-IN-LAW AR RESTED

(liy Telegraph—l’er Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 7. A shocking murder was perpetrated at New Lynn, a suburb of Auckland, to-day, the victim of the tragedy being Mrs Ernestine Alary NorgroVe, a widow aged about 38 \eais. Airs Ernestine Alary Xorgrove, who was a. slightly built woman was killed with a flat iron in a front bedroom of her home at No. 3, Cardwell Street, New Lynn.

Her brother-in-law, Alan George Xorgrove, single, aged 27, residing at Grey Lynn, surrendered himself to the Ponsonby police, stating that he had “done, something to his sister-in-law. The police investigation revealed the tragedy which, had taken place, and a charge of murder was preferred against Xorgrove, who ' will be brought before | the City Police Court to-morrow.

A tragic feature of the murder is that the daughter of the murdered woman was to have been married to-day, and the tragedy was revealed a few hours before tlie time fixed for the wedding ceremony. The bridal party was on the way to the wedding when tliev received news of the tragedy.

Mrs Xorgrove was standing by the dressing table when she was struck, and appearances suggest that she died without a struggle, for the room bore no signs of disorder. She had received terrible head injuries. She was lying in a |kx>l of blood sit the foot of the dressing table, when found. In the house was found a bloodstained flat iron. The injuries inflicted were such as to cause almost immediate death, after the victim had lieen rendered unconscious by the first blow.

Xorgrove’s surrender was the first intimation to the police of the murder. It is stated that Xorgrove was very averse to the girl being married. The bridegroom was waiting at the registry office when lie heard of the murder, and the guests were preparing to attend the wedding breakfast, and a dance to follow in the evening.