Antakin
Antakin | |
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| Died | May 27, 1897 |
| Cause of death | Shot dead |
| Spouse(s) | Sumboh |
| Details | |
| Date | May 27, 1897 |
| Location(s) | Gunsat's Kampong, North Borneo |
| Killed | 15 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Weapons | Kris |
Antakin was a Bornean mass murderer, who killed six women and nine men, three of them youths, and wounded two other women and a man in Gunsat's Kampong near Keningau, North Borneo, on May 27, 1897. According to reports Antakin, a coolie, killed his wife after finding out that she had an affair with a man named Egah, and then rushed through the street stabbing people at random with his kris, until he was shot dead by one of Gunsat's followers.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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References[]
- ^ Belfast News-Letter (July 28, 1897)
- ^ Terrible case of running amok, The West Australian (July 17, 1897)
- ^ A madman runs amuck, killing fifteen people, Auckland Star (September 11, 1897)
- ^ Terrible amok in North Borneo, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (June 14, 1897)
- ^ Terrible amok, The Straits Times (June 14, 1897)
- ^ What Running Amuck Means, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 19, 1897)
Categories:
- Mass murder in 1897
- 1897 deaths
- Murderers of children
- British North Borneo