MALACCA, Friday, January 24, 1959
A dead chicken, its feathers plucked, lay on a bench in the magistrates court while two police inspectors peered closely at it to determine its sex.
After sometime, Inspector Ismail Bin Mahmood announced that it was a hen. But Inspector S.M. Pillay declared it was a cockeral.
The magistrate, Mr Ramanatha Iyer, who had asked for the information to get the record straight, said "I think it is best to send it to a veterinary officer for a decision".
Before the court was a housewife, Teh Ah Nya, 34, of Kampong Ujong Pasir, accused of stealing the chicken from a neighbour.
The case was adjourned.
Source: The Straits Times
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