A SHOCKING AFFAIR.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 205, 19 June 1914, Page 2

A SHOCKING AFFAIR.

Girl Tails off Express. Between Buckland and Tuakau. Body Terribly Mutilated. A terrible fatality happened this morning from the Tliamas express when on its run between I'u khind cud Tuakau. li appears that a young woman named Olive Bishop, possibly between -d and .'■"> year* of ago, wusia passenger Irani Aucklaud to To Arolia. Upon tin* arrival, of tho train ul lluntly the guuitl missed tho passenger and enquiries woro set ou loot. Constables Wil'eocks and Watson, ul l'ukekohe, were detailed to search luis section of tho lino, and about a milo-aud-a-half south of Buckland, th'i body of the unfortunate girl was found in a deep cutting, lying about three feet from the rails. Her head, arms and body weir frightfully mutilate 1. Xnl'od\ ' n I lie train appears to have wit mused tho fatal happening and at pn -nt there is no cxplanatmu ni the unfortunate atl'air. Il is uiidcr.otood that the molher ni the gill this morning travelled \\ ilh li'i from Am klaud as far a> Otahuhii. The railway uutlinritici have got iiiio ii>mmunieatiou with a Ms ei of the d.'i eased in Auckland an 1 :he i- i \peeted to arrive in l'ukokolie thi afternoon. The body w.i., liro.ight hack by the p |i, L . t»i the I'uLekoho railway :m;|!: i'.l Tin- iu.|iie t will probably be held, tU-IUOIRiVi ,