16 February 1977 • The Wizarding World's Beguiling Broadsheet of Choice • 5 κ
MUGGLE FAMILY MASSACRED IN DARTFORD
Special Staff Reporter
A recent turn of events has caused Muggle police to discover the mutilated corpses of Mr and Mrs Fenwick, along with their seven-year-old daughter, Jody, strewn haphazardly about the streets and their nearby home. The details of the crime scene are so gruesome that this reporter does not believe it appropriate to describe them so publicly.
Mr and Mrs Fenwick were a distant relation of Gregory Fenwick, 19, who was in attendance at Hogwarst School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. He has been questioned regarding any knowledge that he may possess which could greatly assist in the current investigation.
Although this vicious attack would seem to fall under the jurisdiction of Muggle law, Minister for Magic Eldritch Diggory has opted to dispatch a team of Aurors to Obliviate the police officers who were witness. In the meantime, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement has taken the matter into its heavily growing inbox.
This latest attack begs the question: are Muggleborn families being targeted? There seems to be more to this situation than meets the eye. After numerous attempts to garner a statement, Minister Diggory has agreed to a public forum on the 19th of this month. We may only hope that his personal attention may bring a sigh of relief to the Wizarding World.