Three peasants in the town of Wola in the Radom district are under arrest today in connection with one of the most brutal murders in recent Polish history.
A gang attacked the only Jewish family in the village, assaulting and killing Miriam Florence, the mother. Four children were seriously injured, including a twelve-year-old boy whose hand was hacked off.
The father escaped by leaping through a window.
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