Global InformationTanglin Halt double murders information
| Tanglin Halt double murders | |
|---|---|
 Mohamed Johar Selamat (left) and Mohd Said Abdul Majid (right) | |
| Location | Tanglin Halt, Singapore |
| Date | 24 May 1989 |
Attack type | Murder |
| Weapons | Kitchen knife |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Victims | Mohamed Johar Selamat (33) Mohd Said Abdul Majid (29) |
| Perpetrator | Ithinin Kamari (35) |
| Motive | Alleged rage due to verbal abuse |
| Convicted | Ithinin Kamari (35) |
| Verdict | Guilty on both counts of murder Sentenced to death on both counts |
| Convictions | Murder (x2) |
| Charges | Murder (x2) |
| Judge | T S Sinnathuray Amarjeet Singh |
On 24 May 1989, at a flat in Tanglin Halt, 32-year-old Ithinin Kamari had fatally stabbed two men - Mohamed Johar Selamat (33) and Mohd Said Abdul Majid (29) - due to the two men, one of whom was his girlfriend's ex-lover, allegedly insulting him. Ithinin was arrested and charged for the double murder,[1] and he claimed that the fatal stabbing was committed due to grave and sudden provocation from the victims. However, in January 1992, Ithinin was found guilty of murdering both Mohd Said and Mohamed Johar, and sentenced to death, due to his actions being grossly out of proportion to the provocation given.[2]
- ^ "东陵福双尸命案 警获情报捕一男子". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). 3 June 1989.
- ^ "一句粗话侮辱到母亲 杀死情敌被判死刑". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). 9 January 1992.