Claude Thomas was beaten until he went deaf for being left handed. He fears he won't live to get justice
22 Feb, 2021 03:58 PM
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Napier man Claude Thomas told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care that he suffered abuse at school for being left-handed which left him deaf in one ear. Photo / Warren Buckland
Napier man Claude Thomas told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care that he suffered abuse at school for being left-handed which left him deaf in one ear. Photo / Warren Buckland
Left-handed Napier man Claude Thomas' handwriting and penmanship is exemplary.