CO129-550-7 Rex v. Ng Loi Yuen- appeal to Privy Council 1-1-1934 - 31-12-1934 — Page 150

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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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