THE DAILY PROPHET
SIRIUS BLACK SENTENCED TO LIFE IN AZKABAN FOR MURDER OF FIFTEEN

Reported By R. Almeidas
Edited By R. Skeeter

BREAKING NEWS: Sirius Black (eldest son of the distinguished Black dynasty) has been sentenced to lifetime imprisonment in Azkaban for his involvement in the infamous murders that occurred late on Halloween night.

Black, twenty one years of age residing in Dorset, was spotted chasing down Peter Pettigrew, twenty one years of age residing in Yorkshire, and subsequently cast a blasting curse that ended the life of 12 Muggle bystanders and Pettigrew. Witnesses described Black as 'deranged' as he began the attack, but we have an exclusive interview with the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Bartemius Crouch to tell us a little more about this horrendous incident.

'Black was accosted at approximately twenty past midnight, minutes before we were alerted to his vicious ambush against Pettigrew, and sadly we were not able to intervene before Black blasted those around him. Unfortunately we were not able to recover Pettigrew's body but we were able to contact the victim's family to return all we could find.' It was at this point that the prestige Head of Department who was known for his unwavering controlled manner in court, grew teary for a moment before carrying on - 'It is also my duty to inform the public of Black's truly evil nature as we have cause to believe that this was not his first murder of the night... The body of Giselle Black has been found at their residence and the remains of their daughter, Lyra, are nowhere to be found.'

Giselle Black, for those readers who don't know of this scandalous detail, was the estranged eldest daughter of Bartemius and Adelaide Crouch, and took Black's name after their small winter wedding two years prior. Despite the overwhelming work that comes after He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's downfall (see yesterdays issue) Crouch specifically put himself in charge of his son-in-law's case and has since refused him a... - continued on page two.

-Issue released 2nd November 1981

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