Eight Months' Torture on the$Part of Her Mistress: Burns and Bruives A case of appalling cruelty. was heard by Magistrate Loh and Mr. 8. Tanaka, Japanese Assessor, ab the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning when one 'I'seu Wong-sz, concubine of a wealthy Chinese, Tseu Ts-ting,
with torturing a slave girl. of 38 Weihaiwei Road, was Shargedt the full charge against the woman, who could not have been more than 30 years of age, was that "she, on divers dates during the past eight months, did ill-treat a slave girl by burning her flesh with a piece of flat hot iron and striking her about the arms, legs and face.'
Dot.-Insp. J. Knight appeared on behalf of tha Police, and P. W. Goldring defended. A plea of not guilty was entered.
Insp. Knight, in asking that the accused be sentenced fo a term of imprisonment, produced a lengthy medical certificate, signed by Dr. A. G. Parrott, testifying that he found as many as 91 scars pr burns on various parts of the little girl's body. She had a black eye and dozens of bruises about her body and her forehead was cut. Her instep was broken. There was nob square inch of normal skin on her legs or knees. The gir) could scarcely walk. Dr. Parrott was of opinion that she had been severely beaten and the bruises and scars were inflicted as if designedly to cause the greatest amount of pain.
Continuing, Insp. Knight declared that the case was one of horrible cruelty and one that should be made an example of.
The slave girl, who was brought' into court, was 15 years of age. She had a cut across her forehead and a bruised left eye. Her arms and her feet were in bandages and it was with much difficulty that she was able to stand.
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