Comprehension: The Trial of a Hardened Criminal

• Topic:    The Trial of a Hardened Criminal.
• Text:      New Oxford Secondary English Course for SSS2 pages 27 – 28.

The courtroom was jam-packed with people from all walks of life to watch the proceedings of the day. It was one trial that had generated much interest in the city. For the notorious dare-devil armed robber that had been striking terror into the hearts of all and sundrySundry means various, small, or miscellaneous items that are not important enough to be listed separately. In accounting, Sundry Debtors are many small customers who owe the business money, but whose... More had eventually been apprehended by the crack police team operating in the area.

The proceedings of the day commenced as soon as the judge arrived. Here was the tall, lanky, handsome Sule – a log of wood – in the dock before the slim-built, soft-spoken but firm judge. He was unruffled in spite of the jeers and catcalls from the crowd. In the last trial that had earned him a short stretch in jail, Sule had told the judge that crime was his livelihood. “Society must be protected from characters like you”, he could still hear the stern judge intoning in the hushed courtroom. “You and your type constitute a threat to life and property and this court will always