Martha Holland

Age: 43

Sex: female

Date: 14 Apr 1928

Place: 21 Hewertson Street, Newport

Martha Holland was found injured at her home covered with bruises and blood and later died in hospital.

A coal trimmer, aged 39, was charged with her murder and tried at the Monmouthshire Assizes in June 1928 but was found not guilty and was discharged.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 15 June 1928

see Gloucester Citizen - Thursday 14 June 1928

see Sheffield Independent - Friday 15 June 1928

see Unsolved 1928