The Archive · 1936

Injection Administered

In order to prevent the man from exposing his profession, the accused doctor said he decided to Kill his. At about 2 am. on September 4, the accused continued, he suggested to the man. that a' blood transfusion might save the dying woman's life and the man Immediately agreed to sive his blood for this purpose. The censed said he administered an ins jection to the man, supposedly to conduct "a blood transfusion, but actually he administered a dose of anaesthetic, making the man unconscious. He, then strangled the man to death. The woman had by this time also died and their bodles were concealed under the floor of the main room in the hospital, the: accused stated, In answer to the Judge, the accused stated that, on the' average, three or four abortions were pro: conred at his hospital every month and for each operation,: the sum of from {$35 to $40 was obisined. The woman Accused, questioned by ihe judge, titted having assisted the doctor dur-the lMlegat operations and the Alsposal of dead bodies, Mr. T. '7, Tsang, Assistant Munl~ cipal Advocate, outlined the case for the S. M, Police, saying that the frst eceused was not a qualified medical doctor, he having registered himself {in the name of another doctor who had already died. The frst accused had been a male nurse and later he purchased a" small "hospital" in Broadway before moving to the Chaoufoong Road premises, The Judge adjourned the hearing Ociober 18 in order to hear the testimony of several witnesses who tad iven the et eceusd col to rip up tal floor to conceal the two dead bodies, The frst. ac~ cused had nine aliases, namely, Liang Yung-we, Koo Vani, Koo ' Bang-tung, Koo Koh-chuen,' Tsang Bole chuen, Tsang Tse-kwan, Wong Van-U, Koo Ching, and Koo Bah-chuen, Soochow Rd, Trunk Murder Case

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