Couple Beaten to Death in Order to Stop Smoking

Smoking is considered a potentially fatal habit, but what about not smoking? Could that be lethal as well?

Well, that was the result for a Malaysian couple that were beaten to death by four close family members in a ritual apparently intended to help one of them stop smoking.

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Ku Chin Wah, the head of the police crime investigation department in the Malaysian capital said:

“Their heads were smashed on a table, and the couple was beaten with broomsticks and motorbike helmets at the house of a family member in Kuala Lumpur.”

The couple’s 14-year-old daughter was also injured and taken to hospital. One of the couple’s sons and three other relatives remain in custody, and according to police, four others have been released.

Mohamed Ibrahim Kader Mydin, 47, and his wife, Rosina Mydin Pillay, 41, never expected the reception they got when they arrived at a family member’s home for a visit. They were there to honor the celebrations marking the end of fasting during the Muslim month of Ramadan but were given the death penalty instead.

Mohamed Ibrahim was trying to give up cigarettes and his wife had a liver ailment. They trusted the relative who suggested that the couple undergo a ritual, which involved all family members joining forces to beat up the couple to rid them of their ailments.

Considering that the couple is now dead, it looks like the family plan to stop smoking and get rid of liver ailments really did work, didn’t it?

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By MDeeDubroff on 16-12-2008

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Comments (18)

  1. Comment by T. AKA Ricky Raw

    December 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    On the bright side, I’m sure they’ll never smoke again.

  2. Comment by McGooglykins

    December 17th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    unless they’re cremated…

  3. Comment by starboykb

    December 20th, 2008 at 3:00 am

    this is an old news if im not mistaken

  4. Comment by ThailandSocial

    December 21st, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    WOW, I think this is a little extreme. They should have tried the nicotine patch or something first!

  5. Comment by Jose

    December 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 am

    Erm, i’m sure there could have been other ways to stop them from smoking besides beating the living hell out of them until they died.. then again i’ve never tried that for a family member so who am i to talk. e.e(sarcasm)

  6. Comment by Tim

    December 25th, 2008 at 6:31 am

    Man, muslims are so peaceful, what is everyone complaining about?

  7. Comment by Belbecat

    December 30th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    I’m sure if people did this more often, people will think twice about smoking lol.

  8. Comment by mentalkayse

    January 1st, 2009 at 1:42 am

    you mean people would think twice about quitting smoking

  9. Comment by darren

    January 14th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    I Wish all muslims would beat each other to death there only scum hahahaa

  10. Comment by misskittykat

    February 26th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Exactly the point of beating them to death, my friend. :D

  11. Comment by Women Cigarettes

    March 7th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    There are many reasons why a woman starts to smoke cigarettes and it is society what has made it really common for us to see woman smoking everywhere, but there are benefits of smoking, and Women smoking cigarettes look better to the eyes of some men

  12. Comment by Reiciello

    March 10th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    me? I hate smokers, I hate smoking, I hate cigars. I’m allergic to cigar smoke that it could kill me given the chance I was placed in a room filled with cigar smoke with no ventilation that would kill me in about 3-10Minutes or so.

    But I won’t go to the extreme as to kill them all, jail them, for all I care.

  13. Comment by Chip Tsao

    April 16th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    can anyone please give me an idea of my next racist joke?

  14. Comment by ...

    April 16th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    That’s hardcore. another example of asian bitchism

  15. Comment by Pwner_Hamid

    July 25th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    We think you're scum too. But fortunately God doesn't think you're scum. I hope he changes your mind.

  16. Comment by spacewonder

    September 8th, 2009 at 12:39 am

    I'm a Malaysian and i've read this story via the media.It shows how stupidity of these family members were!Do they think they're god so they could simply smashed people to death just by helping the couple stop smoking?They were crazy in their mind!The best solution is to charge these culprits and send them to jail.

  17. Comment by two-faced joel

    September 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am

    thats right. i myself,had told my parents not to smoke if they do…….. i fine them $10 dollars

  18. Comment by Syncsoync

    September 27th, 2009 at 5:40 am

    I think you made some good points in your post.

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