The following revolting atrocity occurred recently : An Assamese aud his wife had been living happily together for some years, when the former became enamoured of a young girl, and m course of time, according to the customs of the country married her. Dissensions and strife occurred as a matter of course. The first wife, terribly jealous, determined to be revenged on them both. She accordingly one day remained at home to cook the food, while the others were m the fields engaged m their rice cultivation. A savoury dish of curry and rice awaited them on their return, and it was not until they had appeased their appetites that they learned, to their horror, that the first wife had murdered her youngest child and served up a portion of its flesh for them to eat.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 26, 31 December 1884, Page 4
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