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complaints but if any complaint was made I would listen to it.
B.543 never made any complaint to me. I last saw him alive when
I visited Lok Ma Chau on July 18th. I noticed nothing unusual
about him then, and heard no whisper of any possible trouble.
On my visits 1 give instruction quite informally in the barrack
rooms. The men sit around and can ask me anything they like."
To Jury X X. "I knew that B. 543 had complained to the A.S.P.
of his transfer, but he never said anything to me about it."
Bd. S.K. Surain Singh
ød. R. E. Lindsell
P.X.
Enquiry adjourned to 2.15 p.m. on 12th September.
sd. R. E. Lindsell
P.54 12.9. Enquiry continued.
Jury present.
P.M. 5.9.30
"I am an acting A.S.P.
27. Timothy Murphy swn.
On 21st
July last 1 arrived at Lok Ma chau about 11 p.m. and joined
the rescue party which entered the Station under the I.G.P.
I noticed that the grille at the top of the inner staircase was
closed (1.e. down) but not locked. The body of B.543 was on the
front verandah opposite the quarters of the officer in Charge
with a yellow turban lying by it. A piece of one end of the
turban was torn off. The body was lying on its back with a
service rifle between the legs. The missing piece of the turban
was partly covering the rifle trigger. The rifle mussle was
pointing towards the upper part of the body. The rifle bore
the number B.543. It was examined in my presence. In the
breach was one empty shell (produced) and in the magazine one
live round (produced). I took possession of the rifle and later
handed it over to the Police Armourer. 1 remained at the
Station through the night. After daylight on the 22nd I made
an inspection of the upper floor. Inside the bathroom of the
officer in charge I found 3 rifle cartridge shells, and in his
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