three of them and severed an artery on the inside of
his left ankle which bled profusely.
He made his way along the scavenging lane and
across Poplar Ɛtreet to Cedar F'trest, and then turned
along the pavement of Cedar Street, but after a short
distance, possibly because he realised that his blood-
stains were too visible, he turned in his tracks and
continued along the scavenging lane to a point a few feet
from Prince Edward load. There he was found by a police
officer, fergeant Davies, who noticed that he was bleed❤
ing profusely. Accused told him that there had been
fire, but refused further information, so he was taken to
Ehame haipo Felice Station, passing on the way No.211
Lai Chi Kok Road where the alarm had been given and the
bodies discovered.
At the Police Station Forgeant Davies left the
accused outside under guard while he went in to report
the double murder. The accused was then heard to utter
a curious prayer which amounted to a full confession of
guilt. A copy of this prayer is attached nereto.
After his discharge from hospital accused made
a long voluntary statement, a copy of which I attach.
The facts as recited above were in all ementials
The accused admitted the killing, but
unchallenged.
pleaded that he was guilty only of manslaughter in that
he and the dead girl Keung Sam Lin were husband and wife,
he had found his wife in her lover's arms and in hie sudden
horror and disgust killed them both.
The evidence of marriage was extremely Bounty,
consisting almost entirely of the evidence of the oldest
brother of the accused who suddenly appeared on the third
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