Ci Murder Appeal
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Dismissed
AT a sitting of the Full Supreme Court in Auckland on December 13, an appeal against a con viction for murder brought by the High Court in the Cook Islands against Rima Kurariki, 26-year-old labourer, was dismissed and the death-sentenced was upheld.
Kurariki had been found guilty of murdering a 27-year-old married woman, Moeroa Eiao Browne, at Arorangi village, Rarotonga, on Sep tember 10. Motive for the murder was alleged to be that Mrs. Browne
had been instrumental in prevent ing accused from marrying another person.
II Mr. Jack Tong, of the Technical Training School, Lae, New Guinea, arrived in Australia on leave in December. He will visit his parents in Tasmania, and spend the re mamder of his holiday in NSW.