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P.3.
P.4.
examination.
Apart from the wounds I have already described
I found the skull had been fractured at the back.
The cause
of death was a fractured skull. The injuries were compatible
with a fall of the child into a stone paved nullah and
subsequent immersion.
I saw Deft who was admitted to hospital at 4.15 p.m. on 22nd
June in the receiving room. He was suffering from the effect
of immersion and a number of injuries which consisted mainly
of abrasions and contusions. I discovered later a fracture
All he
of the right femur. He was in a dazed c ond it iọn. He did
not answer questions, his breath smelt of alcohol.
would say was that he was drunk 'yan tsow' - which he kept
repeating. Dr. Wong was present. I took a specimen of
urine from the first he passed after entering hospital
had it placed in a bottle and sealed. I sent it next morning
23/6/34 to the Government Analyst. I saw accused later that
day about 11 p.m. There was a cut and bruising on the left
side of the head.
On 6th July there were three prisoner s including the
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acc used in the prison ward of the Government Civil Hospital.
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I visited the ward about 7 p.m. Accused was not in his bed,
but in the bathroom the door was open. I went straight
into the bathroom. I found him apparently getting out of the
bath. The other two prisoners made an escape between 7.30
and 7.45 p.m. I went straight down and found accused in bed
- but his plaster of paris splint had been removed. I then
discovered it had been soaked off. He could walk either with
the splint off or on, but he could not bend his knee with the
splint on.
I used to converse with accused everytime I visited him. In
my opinion he is sound in mind and has been all along.
P.5.
X X. Mr. Lim.
accused.
I was not the only doctor who attended the
Dr. Thomas also attended him. Dr. Wong actually
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