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References
- 1 2 Police arrest man in train amok hunt, The Straits Times (12 October 1947)
- 1 2 Accused of sergeant's murder, The Straits Times (4 May 1948)
- 1 2 3 Police close on killer: 10 now dead, The Singapore Free Press (October 11, 1947)
- 1 2 3 9 killed, 12 wounded in amok's orgy of killing, The Straits Times (October 11, 1947)
- 1 2 Charged with amok murder, The Straits Times (15 October 1947)
- 1 2 Amok death toll reaches eleven, The Straits Times (13 October 1947)
- 1 2 Amok: Charge of murder, The Straits Times (14 October 1947)
- ↑ Amok slays 5, wounds 12, The Singapore Free Press (10 October 1947)
- ↑ Alleged Amok Sent To Asylum, The Straits Times (30 October 1947)
- ↑ Killed Eleven in Train - Insane, The Straits Times (5 May 1948)
- ↑ The dead and the wounded, The Straits Times (October 11, 1947)