Shocking Tragedy.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYMGTHT) (BETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Melbourne, Wednesday. A terrible tragedy occurred at Coburg, (Victoria") yesterday when a mother and three daughters combined to murder the younger sister which they did by nearly severing her head from her body. The daughters then attacked each other and all were more 6r less severely -wounded, one being man extremely critical state. The cause of the crime is believed- to have been religious' mania, the mother being entirely demented. .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1619, 27 January 1886, Page 4
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78Shocking Tragedy. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1619, 27 January 1886, Page 4
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