Veronica Marie Chen

Veronica Marie Chen died from a fractured skull on 16 April 1957.

Her partner, a 36-year-old coloured barman, was tried for her murder but acquitted. He made three statements, in which he first denied hitting her but later admitted slapping her to quieten her down. The doctor said that her fractured skull could not have been caused by a blow from a fist and said that it was more likely due to her having hit her head against a wall or something.