Motor-arry Driver Sentenced for Manslaughter ing_and running over 2 nine-year old schoolboy named Lee Zah-sung on March 4, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment Mr. Bucknell and Magistrate Loh jon Tuesday. Evidence, as already rerorted, was to the effect that the [deceased was returning to his home from the Chih-kuei Public [School in Wayside when he knocked down and run over by passing lorry, both the front and rear wheels passing over him. He was picked up and conveyed to St. Luke's Hospital but died before reaching there, Accused said that he yas driving from east to west while the boy who was killed was walking from south north and had just come from school. He noticed the boy suddenly turned round the length of two shops Jaway but he attempted to cross the street. Witness could not pull up, fat once although he was only' driving at 10 miles per hour.
Mr, Lemitre, for the accused, said that heavy vehicles seldom went excessive speeds, The Magistrate—Héw is that you jxaid the other day that you were driving at eight miles per hour? You also said that you were only a few feet away when you saw the boy.
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