Chopper.
Dofore' Mr. C. H, Haines, Repltrar (Adjournment Ordered)
Pootoo Road Police Station was the scone of a particularly horrible eri early on October 14 when Such policeman named Bawa Singh was the victim of a murderous attack with a meat chopper, having both his arms amputated, in addition to oth serious injuries. He eventually died from his wounds." The Municipal quickly effected an arrest, and other Indian, named Atma Singh, before Mr, C, H, Haines, gistrar, in HM, Police Court in the afternoon, Detective "Sub-Inspector Ernest Burton, attached to" Pootoo oad Police Station, said he was summoned to the police station about $30. that morning, Where ho arrested Atma. Singh. "He saw the accused at 1230 Pam, and charged him, and accused replied that he had not intended. to kill the man. If he had so intended hho would have killed him by shooting.
Details of the ghastly crime were revealed on October 10 when the (Preliminary trial was resumed, Briefly recalling the circumstances fof the occurrence, Mr. Chatterton stated that the accused, when charged fon October 14, said that he did not Intend to Kill the deceased, but only to injure him. "Tt was believed that the motive for the crime was that Bawa Singh "had cast "certain reflections on the accused's family, fud this led. the accused to brood over the affair, and finally to concoct 8 form of punishment.
Dr. A, D. Wall slated that he was called to attend: to the deceased at, had been. neatly There was a wound on ide of the face and forehead which had cut the left two, exposing the brain, There was another wound on the right side of the head, which had penetrated the bone, but had, not tone completely "through, There were several other wounds on the trunk and shoulders, involving. skin and muscles only, "Very Heavy Instrument'*
Mr, Chatterton: Are you able to express an opinion as to how. these wounds were inflicted?—They must have been caused by a very heavy: instrument, such as an axe oF a meat chopper.
'What' operation did you. perform on the deceased?—Dr, Squires and 1 sewed up the wounds, completed the Amputation of the forearms, and r0- moved the left eye. 1 Left the hospital at 830 am, and when T durned at 0.30 1 was told that tie mon hod died.
Witness stated the cause of death' to be shock and haemorrhage due to the wounds inflicted, 'Mr. Haines: Do you consider that the man, when you first saw him, had any' chance" of recovery?—No, the case was hopeless.
Mason, attached to the finger print bureau, said that he visited Pootoo Road police station on October 1 fand took a number of photographs.
Sergi. L. R. Simms, attached to Pootoo Road police station, said that hho was on office duty in the charge oom at the time of the occurrence, when he was disturbed by loud screaming, the time being about 5
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