By Shawn McAvinueThe net is closing on an anonymous writer with a "poison pen" sending letters to residents of a small Otago town. Senior Constable Helen Fincham-Putter said three anonymous letters about Middlemarch residents, have been handwritten with a "poison pen". Otherwise, it's just gossip and you should just keep your beak out," Snr Const Fincham-Putter said. The other letter sent to Mosgiel Police Station listed alleged disqualified and unlicensed drivers living in Middlemarch. A police forensics team said 90 per cent of the time the letter writer was a woman.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 04, 2017 02:21 UTC