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A TERRIBLE CRIME.

iITTLS GIRL OUTRAGED, RESIDENTS.OF PETONE SHOCKED. One of the most terrible outrages that has been recorded hi connection with crime in New Zealand took place at Petc-ne on Saturday evening, when a little child was violated in ft revolting manner. The circumstances, as far us could be ascertained, were as follow: At 5.0 o'clock on. Saturday, the mother of a little girl and boy, aged nine yeais and eight years respectively, sent her children with a message to their grandfather'! house. The patents of the children, who mo highly respected residents of Petone, live in Kiddler's Creacent, and the distance the boy and girl had to go, in order to deliver the message, was approximately a quarter of a mile. The message was duly delivered, and the children were returning to their home with a parcel, along the main thoroughfare, Jackson Street, when they were spoken to by a man, who, after a brief conversation, asked them if they would like some lollies. The man then went into a confectioner's shop, purchased some sweets, and divided them 'between the girl and her brother. The man then gave the boy some money, and directed him to go to a fruiterer's and told him to buy some apples As Boon as the boy was out of sight, the man asked the girl to show him where the doctor lived. The child complied with the request, and on arrival at the doctor's residence the man then asked to be shown where the entrance to the recreation ground w»a. The park in question was only two streets away, and after walking a short distance the man picked the child up and carried her. On entering the recreation ground he made his way to the grandstand,- placed the girl on a seat, tied her hands, placed a cloth, which she was carrying over her face, struck her over -the head until she was jii sensible, and then outraged her. In the meantime, the little boy returned to the spot where he had left his sister, Mid being unable to find her, went home and informed hii parents. Thinking the child had lost her way, as it was then dark, and the town was enveloped with a thick, misty rain, the father of the girl communicated with the police. Senior-Sergeant Bird, who had just returned from duty at Trentham, immediately organised a search party, but their services were not required, as the girl had found her way home!

Gleaming as much information as possiblo from the distracted parents and the child as to what had happened, Senior-Sergeant Bird and Constable Cunning set to work to find the assailant. The fact that the man railed tho park t'r>3 .*ree." impressed Senior-Sergt Bird that the In/Hldua! thx,* were looking for was a resident of Petor.e, but bevond the fact that he had purchased lollic3, and the vague description that was given bv the children, the police had practically nothing to guide tham in their search. Articles of clotivng, belonging to the cbi<d, "were fotiud in the recreation tgrocwd, but nothing in the nature of a man's attire. Investigation? were lnadu in every likelv -I'larter, with the result that at midnight a strongly built young mar. nuinni Roy Albert Delaney was arrested On Sunday. Detective Seret. Lewis went out to Petone, arid took the accused to Wellington, where he" was lodged in Prison. 'Delaney v.na brought before the court lit Petone; yesterday mornhvj, formally charged with the offence, and remanded for a \yrk.

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Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1919, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
587

A TERRIBLE CRIME. Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1919, Page 2

A TERRIBLE CRIME. Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1919, Page 2

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