Micheal Anak Garing was a Malaysian citizen from Sarawak, born around 1989. He was of Iban descent and worked in menial labor jobs prior to his involvement in violent crime. As a young adult, he joined a group of fellow Sarawakian Malaysians in traveling to Singapore, where they planned and carried out a series of brutal armed robberies.

Very little is publicly known about Micheal's early upbringing, family, or education. He became known to the public only after his arrest and conviction in connection with the high-profile 2010 Kallang slashings.

In the late hours of May 29, 2010, and into the early morning of May 30, the city of Singapore became the setting of one of the most vicious and violent sprees in its modern history. A group of four Malaysian nationals from Sarawak—Micheal Anak Garing, Tony Anak Imba, Donny Anak Meluda, and Hairee Anak Landak—embarked on a horrifying robbery rampage that spanned multiple hours and locations in the Kallang area. Armed with a parang, a type of long machete, and bricks, the group committed a series of brutal assaults that left one man dead and three others severely mutilated.

The first victim was 24-year-old Sandeep Singh, an Indian national and construction worker. He had been sitting on a rocking horse in a public playground, using his phone to speak with family members in India. Without warning, he was struck on the back of the head with a brick by Tony Imba and then repeatedly slashed by Micheal Garing with the parang. The attack left Sandeep with a fractured skull so severe that his brain was exposed. Bone fragments were embedded in his brain tissue. He was also slashed on his ear, forearm, and back. Though doctors later testified that he could have died from brain infection or trauma, timely medical care saved his life. The attackers stole his mobile phone and wallet before fleeing.

Moments later, the gang encountered their second victim, a 19-year-old Singaporean named Ang Jun Heng. A full-time National Serviceman, Ang had been walking alone along a pedestrian path near Kallang MRT station after a night out with friends. The attackers approached him under the elevated MRT tracks. Tony Imba delivered the first blow, kicking Ang to the ground. The group then surrounded him. Micheal used the parang to deliver multiple devastating slashes. Ang’s left hand was completely severed during the attack, with four fingers sliced off. Deep cuts to his neck nearly severed his spinal cord, and his head and torso were left with gaping lacerations. After the assault, the group fled again, leaving Ang bleeding profusely in a field behind a nearby school. He was discovered by a passerby nearly nine hours later and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

The third victim was 43-year-old Egan Karrupaiah, another Indian national working in Singapore as a pipe fitter. He was attacked along a footpath while walking home. The gang targeted him in the same way as the previous victims. Though Hairee Landak was present, it was Micheal, Tony, and Donny who carried out the assault. Egan suffered deep wounds to both arms, with some cuts going nearly to the bone. Four of his fingers were severed during the struggle. Like the others, he was robbed of his mobile phone and wallet. He survived the attack but with lifelong injuries.

The final and fatal attack occurred in the early morning hours, near Kallang Road. The victim was 41-year-old Shanmuganathan Dillidurai, a construction worker from Chennai, India, who had been living in Singapore since 2008 to support his family, including a wife and two children. He was riding a bicycle near a condominium when the group of robbers spotted him. Tony Imba knocked him off his bike, and the entire gang joined in the attack. Micheal wielded the parang once again, delivering brutal slashes across the man’s body. According to forensic reports, Shanmuganathan’s skull was fractured, his left hand was severed, and a deep wound on his neck severed his jugular vein. Another slash to his back was so severe that it cracked his shoulder blade. He bled to death at the scene, and his body was discovered at around 7:30 a.m.

Following the murder, the Singapore police launched a nationwide investigation. Within days, Micheal Garing, Tony Imba, and Hairee Landak were apprehended. Donny Meluda, however, managed to flee to Malaysia, evading justice for nearly seven years. Forensic evidence, victim testimonies, and police interrogations linked the four men to all four attacks, with Micheal identified as the primary aggressor responsible for wielding the parang.

The robbers were also linked to a separate attack involving a different group of accomplices. In this earlier robbery, a Chinese national named Wang Jiu Sheng was attacked and slashed by members of the group. Though this incident was unrelated to the Kallang spree, it further demonstrated the group’s pattern of violent behavior. Four additional Malaysians involved in this earlier robbery were arrested and charged separately.

Micheal, Tony, and Hairee were charged with the murder of Shanmuganathan Dillidurai. At the time, murder under Singaporean law carried a mandatory death penalty. However, in 2013, the law was amended to allow judges to impose life imprisonment with caning instead of death, depending on the circumstances. In 2014, after a 12-day trial, both Micheal and Tony were found guilty of murder. Micheal was sentenced to death by hanging, while Tony received life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane. The court found that Micheal had inflicted the fatal wounds with the parang and was also the sole wielder of the weapon during the previous assaults. Tony, although present and participating in the robbery, was not found to have caused fatal injuries directly, which the judge cited as grounds for the lesser sentence.

Both men appealed their sentences. Micheal's lawyers argued that he should receive life in prison rather than death, while the prosecution appealed Tony's sentence, seeking the death penalty for him as well. The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals in 2017, stating that Micheal's savage attack demonstrated a blatant disregard for human life, warranting the death sentence. The court also found insufficient evidence to prove that Tony had restrained the victim during the fatal assault, which would have raised his culpability. As a result, Tony’s life sentence was upheld.

Donny Meluda was captured in January 2017 after arriving at Sibu Airport in Malaysia. He had been living under the alias Abdul Rahman Abdullah and had converted to Islam. He was extradited to Singapore and charged with murder. However, his charge was later reduced to armed robbery with hurt. Donny pled guilty and was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane in November 2018, mirroring the sentence handed to Hairee Landak in 2013.

In March 2019, Micheal Garing’s final days approached. Despite international outcry from human rights groups, foreign diplomats, and the Malaysian government, the clemency petition submitted to Singapore’s President was rejected. On March 22, 2019, Micheal was hanged at Changi Prison. His execution brought closure to the nearly nine-year legal process surrounding the 2010 Kallang slashings. His body was returned to Sarawak, where he was buried in a Muslim cemetery in Kapit after a quiet funeral.