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ATTACKED BY BOY.

GIRL THROWN OUT OF TRAIN. A MELBOURNE OUTRAGE. A sensational attack on a young woman by a schoolboy occurrred while they were travelling in a fast-moving electric train, and, as a result, the woman was admitted to Melbourne Hospital suffering from injuries she received through being thrown to the permanent way, says a Melbourne paper. Eileen M’Pherson, aged 25, told the police that she boarded the 9.20 a.m. train at Flinders Street, to travel to Glenferrie. Shortly after* the train left Burley station, a boy, looking over the partition, stared at her for some moments. Suddenly he jumped the railing, and placing his hands round her throat, attempted to choke her. She obtained a firm hold of the handle of the door. The boy punched her hand to make her release her hold, but she managed to open the door. She screamed for help, and the boy pushed her on to the line. Miss MTherson was seen lying on the line by-the driver of a train which came along ten minutes later. He pulled up the train and took the woman to Hawthorn station. From there she was taken back by train to Flinders Street, and then conveyed to hospital, where she was admitted suffering from severe lacerations to the head, and concussion. Mis M’Pherson told the police that she could give no reason for the attack ,* and described the boy as being sturdily built, of fair complexion and wearing a college cap.

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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5514, 16 December 1929, Page 1

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ATTACKED BY BOY. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5514, 16 December 1929, Page 1

ATTACKED BY BOY. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5514, 16 December 1929, Page 1

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