MAN’S THROAT CUT
NEIGHBOUR’S DISCOVERY
ALARM AT MORNINGSIDE Cries on Saturday night attracted the attention of Mr, W. Hollins, of 18 Finch Street, Morningside,\ who rushed out to find Mrs. Devis, a neighbour, clinging exhausted to the front gate. Her husband, who had been running toward her, turned and ran back into the house. Later he was found lying on the kitchen floor with a deep cut in his throat. He is in the Auckland Hospital in a serious condition.
Mrs. Devis was given attention, and Mr. Hollins and another neighbour, Mr. Hall, went into her house where they found a girl aged about six and sent her to her mother. Mr. Devis was lying on the kitchen floor. Mr. Hollins notified the police and returned with three other men. The injured man motioned for a pencil and paper, writing a message. He wa? attended by Dr. T. H. Pettit and removed by ambulance.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19291202.2.13
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 835, 2 December 1929, Page 1
Word Count
154MAN’S THROAT CUT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 835, 2 December 1929, Page 1
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in