Alleging that his son was a well known bad character and that he, his father, had the right to inflict Whatever form of punishment to his children as he thought fit, Tsai Ah-hsiang, a dairy keeper, pleaded not guilty' on August 28 "when ar-reigned before Judge Zung in the
charge of assaulting and attempting First Special Disteiet Court on a fo murder hie 25-year old son at 15 Singapore Road on Thursday morning.
Pooting ma and to police evidence, was had been a dairy-keeper since the death of his father many years ago, During the past few months, there had been frequent quarrels between jim and his 28-year old son, the Tatter being an alleged bad character.
At eight o'clock on Thursday' morning, accused, accompanied by two of his employees, went to his ron's bedroom and attempted to truss him up. The son resisted and managed to run out of his room, but he was caught by accused and the latter's two assistants who, after binding his hands and fect with strings, dragged him into another room, gave him a severe beating, and. threw a quantity of lime on hhis eyes, In spite of the fact that he had been badly injured and rendered almost blind by his} assailants, the son struggled and subsequently succeeded in escaping. from his house. He went to the Gordon Police Siation and reported:
affair to the officers who sent! him to the Lester Chinese Hospital and arrested accused.
Detectives having corroborated, accused, questioned by the Court, admitted having assaulted his son quai eyes. He said he
fence took part in a kidnapping Son kept bad "company and affair. He wanted to warn his son. to keep away from his bad com-anions.
At the request of police, the Court remanded the case until September 4, accused being ordered to be kept in police custody.
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