Date | 18 August 2019 |
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Time | 8.30 p.m. (Singapore Standard Time) |
Location | Singapore |
Type | Murder |
Motive | Hate crime and Islamophobia |
Deaths | Nasiari Sunee |
Convicted | Andrew Gosling |
Charges | Causing death and grievous hurt by a rash act |
Verdict | Guilty of causing death and grievous hurt by a rash act |
Sentence | Five years and six months imprisonment |
The killing of Nasiari Sunee occurred on 18 August 2019, as a result of a racially motivated attack by Andrew Gosling, an Australian, at a condominium in Singapore.[1] The racist attack drew national attention due to the rarity of racially motivated violence in contemporary Singapore, especially when resulting in death.[2]