Blunt Instrument

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George Ball was hanged on the 26 February 1914 at Walton Gaol for the murder of his employer. The body of 40 year old Christina Bradfield had been sewn inside a sack and was then discarded into the water of the canal. It was found the following day obstructing one of the lock gates and when examined was found to have been battered with several savage blows from a blunt instrument.

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Gregg Manning