INQUEST PROCEEDINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1930, Page 1

INQUEST PROCEEDINGS

An inquest was opened at the Police Station yesterday morning in respect to the death of an illegitimate infant, whose death was reported the previous afternoon. Mr T). .1. Evans, District Coroner, presided, and Detective Murcli represented the Police, Charles .John! King, Sergeant in charge at Hokitika, reported from information received he went to resi-

dential quarters in Re veil Street the previous midklny. and took possession of a locked suitcase. Later lie inter-

viewed a female patient at the AA festland Hospital from whom lie obtained the keys of the ease. On opening the suit case at the Station lie discovered a dead child wrapped in some clothing, and blood-stained clothes. A white handkerchief was tied, tightly round the child’s neck The case and con-

tents were conveyed to Dr Hopkins’ surgery for further examination, and a. report was made to the Coroner. Allen Hopkins, medical practitioner, stated at the request of the Police lie examined the body of the child. It was a female and fully developed. There was a piece of rag tied round the neck of the child. The rag was moderately tight. At this stage the hearing was adjourned sine die.