Murder of Sulaiman bin Hashim

| birth_place = Singapore | death_date = | death_place = Singapore General Hospital, Singapore | death_cause = Murder | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = Singaporean | known_for = Murder victim | education = Institute of Technical Education | occupation = Student, national football player | father = Hashim bin Abdul Rahman }}

On the early morning of 31 May 2001, 17-year-old national footballer Sulaiman bin Hashim (4 June 1983 – 31 May 2001), along with his two friends were attacked by a group of eight youths from gang 369, known as Salakau, as they were walking along South Bridge Road, Clarke Quay, Singapore. Sulaiman was grievously assaulted by the gang while his two friends managed to escape. During the assault, Sulaiman sustained 13 stab wounds and two of them were fatal; he died as a result. The case was classified as murder and within the next 13 months, six of the gang members (including the mastermind) involved were arrested and eventually sentenced to jail and caning for culpable homicide, rioting and voluntarily causing grievous hurt. However, till today, the remaining two assailants were never caught. Provided by Wikipedia