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Brutal Murder
Rabaul Couple
FOR the second time in eight months, Rabaul, NG, has been shocked by the murder of a young couple.
On Saturday, January 12, the battered -and slashed bodies of Carole Wright, 17, and Daniel Ng, 23, were discovered in thick scrub on the outskirts of Rabaul, Miss Wright, was an Australian girl; and Mr. Ng, Chinese.
Miss Wright, whose father is a Government employee, had spent some years at school in Rabaul, and Daniel Ng had lived most of his life there.
Police believe that the killer used a bush knife and a length of iron rod on his victims after creeping up on them while they sat beneath a tree.
Double relays of police are combing Rabaul’s half-caste quarter, searching island trading vessels in the harbour, and questioning ships’ crews in an endeavour to track down the murderer.
Last year, 20-year-old. Frederick Smith was convicted of the murder of a young couple who were battered to death on Rabaul golf links in May. He appealed against the conviction in the Australian High Court in Sydney in November.
The result of the appeal is still awaited.