AN AKAROA TRAGEDY.
QUARREL BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTER. WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. (By Telegraph. — Press Association.) CHiRISTCHURCH, Last Night. A serious attack upon a woman by her brother is reported to have occurred at Akaroa to-day, but details of the affair are at present very meagre. The facts, as alleged, and as communicated to the Christchurch •police authorities, are that a man named Hitchcock, who is understood to be a resident of iJ-unedin, and Avho has been in Akaroa for the benefit of his health, had a quarrel with his sister to-day, or something took place between them that caused him to become so violently angry that it is understood he attempted to seriously injure his sister with a knife, and then attempted to- take bis own life by cutting his throat. The nature of the injuries inflicted on the woman are not known. Hitchcock is in charge of a constable, and is at present being brought to the Christchurch hospital y per motor car, which is expected to arrive about 7 o'clock tins evening.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 21 April 1913, Page 5
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174AN AKAROA TRAGEDY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 21 April 1913, Page 5
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