Murder of Sulaiman bin Hashim

Sulaiman bin Hashim
Sulaiman bin Hashim
Born	Sulaiman bin Hashim; 4 June 1983; Singapore
Died	31 May 2001 (aged 17); Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Cause of death	Murder
Nationality	Singaporean
Education	Institute of Technical Education
Occupation(s)	Student, national football player
Known for	Murder victim
Parent	Hashim bin Abdul Rahman (father);

Murder of Sulaiman bin Hashim (also known as Clarke Quay Gang Homicide)
Date	31 May 2001
Participants	Norhisham bin Mohamad Dahlan (the gang leader of Salakau), 21; Muhammad Syamsul Ariffin bin Brahim, 18 (still at large); Sharulhawzi bin Ramly, age unknown (still at large); Muhamad Hasik bin Sahar, 21; Fazely bin Rahmat, 20; Khairul Famy bin Mohamed Samsudin, 19; Mohammad Ridzwan bin Samad, 20; Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor, 18;

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.

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