Mary Monica Egglestone

Unsolved Murders

Age: 16

Sex: female

Date: 31 Dec 1927

Place: Hunt Lane, Bentley, Doncaster

Mary Monica Egglestone died from an illegal operation. Three people were tried for her manslaughter but acquitted although they were convicted of lesser offences.

Mary Egglestone died on 31 December 1927 and was buried soon after but her body was later exhumed on Thursday 9 February 1928 under Home Office instructions.

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

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Leeds Mercury - Monday 26 March 1928

see Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 24 March 1928

see Leeds Mercury - Monday 13 February 1928

see Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 11 February 1928

see Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 06 March 1928

see Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 24 March 1928

see Daily News (London) - Monday 26 March 1928

see Weekly Dispatch (London) - Sunday 25 March 1928

see Hull Daily Mail - Monday 26 March 1928

see Unsolved 1927