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The girls went for a walk with Honorah Rieper in Victoria Park in their hometown of Christchurch. Pauline hit her mother with half a brick wrapped in a stocking. The pair had assumed that a single blow would kill Honorah, but it took over 20. | The girls went for a walk with Honorah Rieper in Victoria Park in their hometown of Christchurch. Pauline hit her mother with half a brick wrapped in a stocking. The pair had assumed that a single blow would kill Honorah, but it took over 20. | ||
===Trial=== | ===Trial=== | ||
[[File:June-22-1954-parker-hulme (1).jpg|left|thumb| | [[File:June-22-1954-parker-hulme (1).jpg|left|thumb|222x222px|Pauline and Juliet at the time of their trial]] | ||
Juliet and Pauline stood trial in that same year and were found guilty on 29 August. As they were too young to be considered for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty death penalty], so were convicted and sentenced to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure". They were released separately five years later. Juliet and Pauline are not believed to have had any contact since the trial. | Juliet and Pauline stood trial in that same year and were found guilty on 29 August. As they were too young to be considered for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty death penalty], so were convicted and sentenced to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure". They were released separately five years later. Juliet and Pauline are not believed to have had any contact since the trial. | ||
==Later life & legacy== | ==Later life & legacy== | ||