The Archive · 1932

Chinese Double Murder

Yangtszepoo Pawnshop Assistants Killed

'A double murder in which the! jctims were done to death with a chopper was" reported on June 18 "in the—Yangtazepoo " district, two pawnshop assistants losing their lives. The affair as, yet isa mystery and no arrests have) been made.

There were no witnesses to the crime, which took place at some] time between 1-and 2 pin. tszepoo beyond the _power Pawnshop situated at 2649 Yang-

station. A prospective _customer entering the shop was greeted by scene of carnage, and he immediately informed the police, this being' the first intimation of anything untoward having occurred, Police discovered two bodies in the room immediately behind the shop, both of Chinese who had been' done to death with a meat chopper, which was lying on the floor near the bodies. The murdered men vere Lee Koo-lai, 28, and Kong Tsung-fong, 24, both fassistents.of the shop, and their bodies were in a terrible condition.

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