A Jewish refugee woman held with her daughter in a Liege prison on charges of illegally entering Belgium has committed suicide by hanging, it was learned here today. The daughter said they had entered with a visa for which they had paid a high fee at Cologne and which they thought was genuine. The girl has been released under a suspended sentence of two weeks in prison and a fine of 180 francs.
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