TWO GIRLS ASSAULT IN NEW PLYMOUTH
Assailant Uses Chlorofo NEW PLYMOUTH, Last) Attempts were made on two: ing girls at New Plymouth -earl; Friday morning by a man who a chloroforni pad to quieten th tims. The intruder in one cas connected the tlephone wires aB off the eleetrie pqwer.— TJie f of Miss P. J. Cattley of Devon S was awakened by screams f»i daughter's hedroom at 3 asm saw a man escaping from thebB Miss Cattley's ro-om smelled &■ of chloroform and she appear® be suffering from the effects ofl anaesthetic. ■ The second attempt was madeB Napier guest.of Mrs. S. B. Gri® of Pendarves Street, about anl and a-half later. Mrs. GrifSftB awakened by the girl's screamB saw a man disappearing" fro« house. The girl =^as in a sefflB scious state and the 'fumes cfl anaesthetic were noticeable. ThM was chased but not eaught. ■
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5290, 31 December 1946, Page 4
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145TWO GIRLS ASSAULT IN NEW PLYMOUTH Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5290, 31 December 1946, Page 4
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