Age: 9
Sex: female
Date: 25 Mar 1957
Place: Llanddoget Road, Llanrwst
Brenda Pierce was shot by a 20-year-old Youth in the street.
The Youth was tried for her manslaughter but acquitted. He said that the gun had gone off accidently when someone struck his gun whilst it was at half cock. His gun was shown to the court and it was demonstrated how it could be loaded at half cock and when struck would fire.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see North Wales Weekly News - Thursday 30 May 1957
see North Wales Weekly News - Thursday 02 May 1957
see Daily Herald - Friday 24 May 1957
see Western Mail - Friday 24 May 1957
see Daily Mirror - Friday 24 May 1957
see Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 24 May 1957
see Northants Evening Telegraph - Friday 24 May 1957
see North Wales Weekly News - Thursday 04 April 1957
see Northants Evening Telegraph - Friday 24 May 1957
see Halifax Evening Courier - Friday 24 May 1957
see Unsolved 1957
