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Assault on 3 April 1888

When
3 April 1888
Where
Junction of Osborn Street and Brick Lane
Part of
Emma Elizabeth Smith attacked in Whitechapel

Smith was assaulted and robbed at the junction of Osborn Street and Brick Lane, Whitechapel, in the early hours of the morning.

Smith was last seen by Margaret Hayes at 12:15 a.m. She was attacked approximately seventy-five minutes later at the junction of Osborn Street and Brick Lane. Upon returning to her lodging, she reported being attacked by two or three men, one a teenager.

Sources

  1. Emma Elizabeth Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Whitechapel murders Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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