CO129-585-7 Sino-Japanese conflict- interned Chinese soldiers 18-1-1940 - 27-12-1940 — Page 26

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he was groaning with pain.

I stood at the door of the reception

room and I saw a doctor examining him.

of the same man to Kowloon Public Mortuary.

Cross XX

C

NIL.

(8) ALBERT EDWARD CAREY ·

Jak

sworn.

Then I went with the body

sd) Wiaz Mohammed,

Eric Himsworth, 15/4/40.

camp, I arrested defendant.

On 13/3/40 at 2.15 p.m. at the gate of Argyle Street internment

At 2.30 p.m., I was present when he

sd) A.E.Carey, Inspector,15/4/40,

Eric Himsworth, 15/4/40.

was charged with murder.

Cross xx - NIL.

(9) WONG YUI CHE - declared.

On 13/3/40 at 2.30 p.m., I read and explained a charge of murder to defendant at Yaumati police station and I cautioned him. I was satisfied he understood both charge and caution.

He elected

to make a statement which I took down word for word, read it over

Then on instructions, I to defendant, who signed it as correct.

put a question to defendant and cautioned him that he need not answer. He did answer and I read it over to him and he signed it

as correct.

Then I put a further question to defendant and similarly cautioned him. He answered, I read it over to him and he signed

it as correct.

I adopted the same procedure on a third question to which defendant replied and signed it as correct.

(tatements and answers, Exhibit D read in Court).

sd) Wong Yui Chee,

Cross xx - NIL.

#1 Eric Himsworth, 15/4/40.

Case adjourned to 12 noon on 16/4/40.

sa) Eric Himsworth, 15/4/40.

recalled for cross-xXx:

Defendant in Court.

FONG CHUNG CHOI

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My bunk is 2nd from the centre door marked x on Exhibit A. After deceased had picked up the broom, defendant ran out of the south door, and deceased ran as far as 5th bunk from west door.

He was I was afraid deceased would hit defendant with the broom.

He stopped and walked back to the holding the broom to his side. bed. I took the broom away from him and put it under a bed. Deceased walked back to his own bunk

Deceased

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second from east door.

would not let the broom go at first.

I ran after

deceased to stop him. The deceased walked back to his bed in an ordinary manner. He was standing up just before he collapsed.