A party of five armed robbers ye terday morning brutally murdered Chinese woman and her 18 years old son after an alarm had been raised during a robbery at 251 Wuting Road. Immediately after the shooting the men made their escape.
The desperadoes entered the residence at about 6.30 a.m. and at pistol point herded the occupants into one Toom while they ransacked the house in search of money and valuables. Just as they were leaving Mrs. Wong Tseu-sz, aged 52, raised an alarm and one of the men fired at her killing her instantaneously. Seems his mother drop to the floor hi charged ut robbers and he was also shot.
A police party from the Gordon Road station arrived after the men had fled and a dragnet was spread aroufid the district. The bodies of the victims were taken to the Paulun Hospital and an inquest will be held tomorrow.
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