Shooting of Arab
APPEAL SUCCEEDS JERUSALEM Jan. 23. The Court of Appeal quashed the sentence of one year's imprisonment imposed upon the plain-clothes constable J. Mansell, holding that Mansell was justified in firing in view of tho appalling conditions in Jaffa. The Court reserved judgment on Constable W. Wood in order to consider whether he fired the fatal shot.
A cablegram received from Jerusalem on January 12 stated. —A special Court convicted four British plain-clothcs constables who were charged with unjustifiably killing an Arab, whom they allegedly shot dead while ho as attempting to escape from jn’ison. William Wood was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for attempted manslaughter; J. Mansell, for attempting to do bodily harm, was sentenced to imprisonment for one year; P. Crossley and J. Crossley (who are not related) were bound over for a year at Jaffa. The defence pleaded that all the police regulations regarding escapees were observed. Wood and Mansell appealed against their conviction.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19390125.2.33
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 20, 25 January 1939, Page 5
Word Count
159Shooting of Arab Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 20, 25 January 1939, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in