BRITISH CONSTABLES SENT TO PRISON
SHOOTING OF ESCAPEE IN PALESTINE
(Received January 12, 5.5 p.m.) JERUSALEM, January 12. A special Court convicted Constable William Wood, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for attempted manslaughter. Constable J. Mansell, for attempted bodily harm, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, and Constables P. Crossly and J. Crossley, who are not related, were bound over for one year. The defence pleaded that all the police regulations about escapees were observed.
Wood and Mansell appealed against their conviction.
The Chief justice, Sir Harry Trusted, in delivering his judgment, said the accused had not resolved to kill any Arab, but it was difficult to see why they had not pursued the prisoner. The Court believed that the use of firearms was unjustified. Wood fired at close range while the prisoner was on the ground, but the Court was not certain whether this was the fatal shot because of the conflict of evidence.
Four British plain clothes constables were committed for trial on a charge of unjustifiably killing an Arab, who allegedly was shot dead while attempting to escape from prison.
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Southland Times, Issue 23715, 13 January 1939, Page 7
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