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Martha Tabram was brutally murdered in the early hours of 7th August 1888.
Her mutilated body was found on the first floor landing of [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=George_Yard_Buildings George Yard Buildings] by [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=John_Saunders_Reeves John Saunders Reeves] as he left for work.
PC Thomas Barrett 226H was summoned by John Reeves, who in turn sent for a doctor. [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Dr_Timothy_Robert_Killeen Dr Timothy Robert Killeen] arrived to investigate the body.
As there wasn't a public mortuary in Whitechapel the police sent Martha's body to the 'deadhouse' belonging to the workhouse infirmary in Old Montague Street.