"Life imprisonment is only a slow form of torture and it would be better to put them out of misery," was part of Mr. R. Bryan's (Police Prosecutor) statement to the Appellate Division Judges in the Provisional Court on July 18, when the hearing took place ofan appeal by a colic and a broker, sentenced June 6 to life imprisonment for their participation in a robbery on March 2 at 112 Peking Road, when $92,500 worth of gold bars' were stolen from the Dah Tung Transportation Company.
Speaking to Judges Tsan, Ino and Chui, Mr. Bryan continued that it was his opinion that the punishment of the accused should be altered from life imprisonment to death.
The facts of the ease were that was arrested in Wusit after the crime and From information given by him, the second accused was arrested. The colic admitted having received $3,000 as his share of the proceeds, and that he had bought some land in Wusih. 5
The Court reserved judgment until July 26.
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