ALLEGED ASSAULT

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3883, 13 December 1928, Page 3

ALLEGED ASSAULT

ON MENTAL PATIENT. Wellington, Last Night. The case Avas continued before Mr. Page, S.M., to-day in which Tyrer, an attendant at the Porirua mental hospital, is charged Avith causing bodily harm to a patient. A junior attendant named Quintall gaA T e evidence fully corroborating complainant’s story. He Avas in the room while the assault took place, but had not interfered further than to say the man had had enough. Witness proceeded to say that at accused’s instigation he had agreed -to a concocted story of a fight having taken place between the patients and had signed accident forms to this effect, but witness said they Avere not true. Accused’s counsel, Avhen the proceedings opened, said accused intended to plead not guilty. Dr. Macky, of the Hospital, who examined the patient, said he avoiild believe the patient’s story as his word could he relied on.

William Moseley, an attendant at the hospital, maintained that the patient Avas injured in a fight with another patient. When on the ground he was kicked by a third patient. Witness had not taken much notice of the fight. He did not know why he had not mentioned it in his statement to the detective.