1897 Gunsat's Kampong murders

Mass stabbing in North Borneo June 2026 Gunsat's Kampong, Province Dent, North Borneo (modern-day Sabah, Malaysia 27 May 1897 15 3 Antakin Knife Rungus On 27 May 1897, a mass stabbing took place in Gunsat's Kampong, near Keningau, North Borneo. Fifteen people were killed and three were injured before the perpetrator was shot and killed by local security. Background In the 19th century, mass murders by single perpetrators were considered unusual. Such acts of violence, typically committed spontaneously and targeting people at random, especially when the perpetrator lacked a criminal or ideological motive, were referred to as "amuck" in English-language reports. The term was derived from Malay and "running amuck" was primarily associated with the Austronesian peoples of Southeast Asia.What Running Amuck Means, Chicago Daily Tribune (19 July 1897) Incident A local colonial official, Barraut, was informed of an ongoing situation in Gunsat's Kampong, with an initial estimate of two dead men and one wounded. Barraut, accompanied by another official, Applin, and four police officers of the British North Borneo Constabulary, arrived from Keningau at the affected kampong at noon. By this point, Barraut was informed that the death toll had increased to fifteen, with three more wounded. The perpetrator, Antakin, a native,Terrible case of running amok, The West Australian (17 July 1897)Terrible amok, The Straits Times (14 June 1897) had been fatally shot by Rungus, a local officer under village chief Gunsat.Terrible amok in North Borneo, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (14 June 1897)A madman runs amuck, killing fifteen people, Auckland Star (11 September 1897)Belfast News-Letter (28 July 1897)June 2026 Barraut concluded that Antakin was likely motivated by the apparent infidelity of his wife Sumboh, who was amongst those killed, stating that this was "the only excuse [he] can find". Sumboh's supposed lover, Egah, was subsequently taken into custody. Antakin's property was distributed between the families of the deceased. Information about the murders were published days after the fact in the 1 June 1897 issue of the British North Borneo Herald, which described the killings as "the biggest amok on record". Victims Of the deceased, nine were male and six were female. They were of various ages, also including four youths (three male and one female). Belawan, female Bindong, male Dingnat, male Lana, male Lapidan, femaleLatam, youth Pandong, male Rumoh, youth Sambing, male Sindon, femaleSumboh, female Tadauh, female Telukhan, male Tuangud, youth Umok, female The three injured were Lindas, an elderly woman; Lasan, a young adult woman; and Sudidit, a male of unspecified age. They were treated on-site by a travelling dresser. References Category:1897 mass murders Category:1897 murders in Asia Category:1890s in North Borneo Category:May 1897 in Asia Category:Mass stabbings in Asia Category:Uxoricides