Convicted of murder. Mrs Dorothy Mort was having an affair with dashing young doctor Claude Tozer. On 21 December 1920 Tozer visited her home with the intention of breaking off the relationship. Mort shot him dead before attempting to commitsuicide. Aged 32. Part of an archive of forensic photography created by the NSW Police between 1912 and 1964.
Titled "Dorothy Mort, criminal record number 518LB, 18 April 1921. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW."
Source: Sydney Living Museum (Justice & Police Museum).