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important is that the specific distribution of the residues on the
hands which may have been revealed as a result of swabbing would
have helped considerably to determine whether or not the injuries
were self-inflicted. On August 15, 1980 I visited flat 410B at
Homant in where I examined the bedroom and the other rooms in the
flat. The damage to the wall above the switch visible in the
photograph C3B had been repaired but evidence of the repair was
visible. This repair was approximately 5 feet above the floor.
On the same day I visited Kowloon City Police Station
where I examined the drawer in a unit stated to have been in the
flat 410B. The frame adjacent to the left hand side of the bottom
drawer showed evidence of a bullet strike. The size of the damage
to the unit was consistent with the dimensions of a .38 calibre
bullet. The damage was 16" above floor level and the angle it made
with the horizontal was between 15° to 20% The bullet which caused
this damage was travelling at a shallow angle to the vertical face
of the drawer.
On August 16 and 18, I examined the revolver RHKP 4894
and test fired it and examined the deceased's clothing together
with the fired bullets and cartridge cases from the body and the
flat. I have compared the bullets and cartridge cases obtained
from the test firings with the bullets from the body and the flat
and the cartridge cases remaining in the revolver.
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