MANSLAUGHTER.
BRISBANE, February 21. A young married couple named" SniitTi were sentenced to five years' imprisonment each for the manslaughter of their childi aged two years, through neglect. Tin! jury recommended them to mercy. The Chief Justice: You doubtless thini; you are a very merciful lot of jurymenWhat can you say of persons who allon a child of two to have such injuries thai its finger rots off joint by joint? t cannot imagine such inhuman conduct. Counsel for the accused : They are botK stupidly ignorant. The Chief Justice: Ignorant f Whyy a brute would not do it. I don't believe a word of the story about the injurie? being caused by scalding and burning.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 19
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137MANSLAUGHTER. Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 19
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