A WELLINGTON SENSATION.
GIRL BRUTALLY ATTACKED. A dicing crimlr.nl assault was perpetrated late o- Saturday night in the vicinity of Aro street, upon a girl about eighteen years nf age (saya the Wellington Timrs). It appears that the girl was proceeding home by ear, and after alighting, was walking along a lonely portion of the road -when she stooped down to stroke a kitten across her path. A man, who had eome up behind her, suddenly struck' her a blow on the head, ahno.-:t knocking her unconscious. He di-attriv! he- across to a gravel pit, where flic 'struggled and screamedThe man thrust his fut into the girl's finuth and struek her a severe blow in the face, and in struggling with her tore her clothes almost to ribbons. Just then a man and two women came More, ar.d this caused the attacker to desist. In order to throw off suspicion he commenced to abuse the girl, accusing her of bavin* to ri-b him
The gir! in the meantime was too dazed to call for help. The man then walked away hurriedlv. and as soon as he got out of the light ran up the' hil! and disappeared amongst some gorse. The girl staggered to her feet and informed the other man of all that had taken place. The victim was in a pit'ible nlight, one eye being black and almost closed, the mouth fearfully cut about, and the head badly bruised. Fortunately the timely arrival of the man and two women saved the girl from worse injury. The police are actively concerning themselves in the matter?
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 March 1920, Page 5
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266A WELLINGTON SENSATION. Taranaki Daily News, 9 March 1920, Page 5
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