The body of a male Chinese formerly living in a refugee camp ili Hwa Fah village in the western district who was alleged in court to have been beaten to death by those in charge of the camp, has been found. The coffin containing his body has been brought to the attention of the Bubbling Well police.
The finding of the body solves the Thystery surrounding its disappearance from a Chinese coffin repository neat Columbia Road, where the police recently paid a visit but to their sürprise found a woman's body and a chahged coffin. It has now been ascertained that the refugee's coffin was removed by employees of the {repository without the knowledge of the dead man's son, who led the Police to visit the repository.
An inquest has been held over the body and the verdict returned indicates that the body bears marks of violence but the procurator cannot prove that the injuries were caused by the five men in charge of the camp who are standing trial ili First Special District Court.
A hearing of the case was held yesterday afternoon. Only two of the five accused were questioned by the jüdge at length, but they all denied ihe charge of assault causing death. It was alleged at a previous hearing that the five accused were involved in a fight in which the unfortunate refugee was fatally injured.—The atcüised were said to have been angry. with the refugee because he told the secret that part of the refugee rice had been sold secretly by the accused to their own advantage. The two questioned accused also denied this yesterday.
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