Leedon Park double murders information

Leedon Park double murders

Osman bin Ali, the Leedon Park double killer
Date	1 November 1970
Location	Leedon Park, Singapore
Outcome	Osman arrested a day after the murders and charged in 1970 Osman was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 1971 Osman was executed by hanging at Changi Prison in 1973
Deaths	Tan Tai Hin (68) Wu Tee (58)
Non-fatal injuries	None
Convicted	Osman bin Ali (31)
Verdict	Guilty
Convictions	Murder (Two counts)
Sentence	Death penalty

On 1 November 1970, 31-year-old gardener Osman bin Ali murdered a 68-year-old cook Tan Tai Hin (Chinese: 陈在贤; pinyin: Chén Zàixián) and 58-year-old amah Wu Tee (Chinese: 伍娣; pinyin: Wú Dì) inside their employer's bungalow house at Leedon Park, Singapore. Osman, who also worked for the owner of the bungalow, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder the next day, when the bodies were discovered.

Through his lawyer David Saul Marshall, Osman argued that the killings were not intentional and put up a defence of diminished responsibility, citing his low IQ of 89 to show that he could not be held fully responsible for the two murders. However, the trial court found that Osman was mentally normal and fully understood the magnitude of his actions, and hence found him guilty of the two murders and sentenced him to death. After failing his appeals against the sentence, Osman's execution was finalized and carried out on 27 July 1973.