A MAORI’S DEATH

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 498, 30 October 1928, Page 1

A MAORI’S DEATH

iOOY FOUND WITH THROAT CUT INQUEST HELD An inquest on the body of a halftste Maori found lying in a paddock &r Penrose on Sunday with the throat k, was held yesterday in Onehunga adjourned sine die for further evince. it appeared from the police evidence at the man’s name was JSruini Kea£a * He had been employed by the •Jblic Works Department on the rail*y deviation works at Purewa, but he not been seen since Monday, Octo- * 22, when he paid a visit to friends ?ar Onehunga.* The body was found by a drover Reginald Alfred Anderson, in !e e *nploy of the Auckland Meat Comwho immediately reported to the n «hunga police, when the remains ere conveyed to the Onehunga or gne. A razor was found alongside the and the right hand was bespatwith blood. ihe only witness at the inquest, conWted by the coroner, Mr. Donald A. utnerland, was a Maori woman named l «a Wataria. She deposed that she -s a cousin of deceased, who belonged Rarawa hapu. He was about 52 Ars of age and a widower with one a u«hter. It was his usual custom to spend the ends at her house. He left there l a.m. on Tuesday, October 23, So to work and she had not seen r? since. He was in good health ‘ ® aa( * made no complaints, and as as she knew had no cause for men- ** troubles. He had never threatened ao away with himself. He went by " A na p le of Edward Campbell. e rec l ues t of the police the inJ, * was adjourned for the purpose Electing further evidence.