§ 11. Squadron-Leader Kinghornasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has any statement to make on the murder of the Malay policeman who succumbed to 15 bayonet thrusts while in the hands of Chinese bandits recently in Malaya.
§ 12. Mr. Westasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the circumstances under which a Malay special constable was bayonetted to death by bandits in an attack near Jasin, Malacca, on 9th May.
Mr. Creech JonesThe incident took place on 8th May at a Chinese estate in Malacca, where there was a guard of five Malay special police. The guardroom was surrounded by some 15 bandits, and during the engagement which followed, one special constable was fatally wounded and one bandit was thought to have been hit, but escaped. The bandits summoned the guard to surrender, and when they refused, threatened to burn down the guardroom on them. The corporal in charge ordered his men to cease fire. The bandits then entered the guardroom and tied up all the special constables. They took the corporal outside and shot him, probably with a burst20W from a sub-machine gun. He was also stabbed with bayonet or long knife; owing to bullet wounds it could not be ascertained how many times he was stabbed. The bandits retired, removing seven rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition, and set fire to three estate buildings. The police arrived from Jasin shortly afterwards, but failed to make contact with the bandits. The corporal was still alive on the arrival of the police, and was immediately removed to hospital, where he died upon admission.