Charged with Attempt to Kidnap Young Child An abortive attempt to kidnap George Shen, the eight year old so:. of the general manager of the Han Yeh Ping Iron ana veal C›., had a sequel in the First Special District Court yesterday when two men were charged with attempted kidnapping. and Chang Tse-yung, were remanded in custody for one week, following indictment by Mr. Thomas S. Lea, municipal attorney. Both pleaded guilty. The first-named was iormerly a servant employed in the household of the intended victim, having been dismissed only a week prior to the kidnapping attempt.
The attempted abduction took place on the afternoon of March 20 at the S.M.C. Primary School at 49 Great Western Road where George Sheng was a pupil. Contrary to the daily practice a hire car instead of the family car came to the school to fetch the boy and instead of the family amah, there was a man. Inside the car was a woman.
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