The Archive · 1926

SIKH CONSTABLE'S NIGHT OUT

Sequel: H. M. Police Court and One Month in In H.M, Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. W. King, 0.B.8, evidence against Nadan Singh war heard, he, a Municipal constable, thaving assaulted a female Chinese [shopkeeper, whilst drank and in full uniform, on Monday evening. He Iwas sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

In outlining the case to his We ship, Chief Inspr. Sinclair, in charge Jof Louza station, said that accused [struck complainant with open hands and clenched fist both in Chekiang Road and in the station compound. Accused was a cone stable, who had been disciplined by ithe Assistant Commissioner of Police during the afternoon for breach of ¢uty. On his return to {the station, he passed the woman shop at the corer of Tientsin [Chekiang Roads, reached in and took three pairs of ' socks, striking the woman when she remonstrated, Mr. King:—He was in uniform? Yes, he had been disciplined by Air, Clarke, Continuing, Inspr. Sinclair added that pedestrians brought him to the: station gates, not coming inside. Within the compound he assaulted the woman again and more vigorously. A foreign oticer saw him in the act.

In reply to his Worship, complainant said, after making state ments as outlined by the officer, that he struck her twice on the toad way and perhaps as many as 16 times inthe compound. She had got her property befor: coming to the station. No, she had not aggravated Wl, as he attacked her at ihe station, she shouted,

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