This consisted of biting the hapless man's finger, striking him in the face with a clenched fist, thus cutting his lips, and hitting him with fragments of bricks, lacerating his left cheek badly. His tie was pulled and his clothes disarranged Mr. dos Remedios, before the assault could be carried further, managed to escape from his assailants and ran to: the Dixwell Road Police Station, close by, where he reported his experience. The Police sent him in a car to the General Hospital and despatched officers to the scene of the attack. The two Japanese civilians were taken to the station and later were handed over to the Japanese Consular Police. It is understood they were subsequently released.
No attempt was made to molest Mr. Monk.
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