The possibility of a divorce was eventually brought up by Rahimi during a meeting with his wife and mother-in-law in Batam on March 19. The couple live separately – she in Batam and he in Singapore.
During the meeting, Rahimah did not show any signs of unhappiness towards Rahimi after hearing his proposal.
On March 22, a few days after Rahimi’s visit to Batam, Rahimah travelled to Singapore via ferry with her colleague Yeni Elferida Nasution.
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Rahimah invited Yeni along and the colleague agreed to accompany her after being told by Rahimah that she would “treat” her to meals in Singapore.
Once they arrived here, Rahimah informed Yeni that she needed to meet her husband to get some documents.
The duo then made their way to a hawker centre located near Rahimi’s home.
Leaving Yeni to wait for her, Rahimah headed to Rahimi’s home and scouted the area because she intended to familiarise herself with the area where he lived.
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After that, she returned to pick up Yeni and they both spent the night at a hotel in the Geylang area.
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The scalding
In the early morning of March 23, Rahimah checked out of her hotel with a thermal flask filled with boiling water.
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She then told Yeni she wanted to meet her husband before they made their way back to Batam.
Rahimah arrived at Rahimi’s residence at about 7:20am and wore a black dress with headgear leaving just her eyes exposed, in an effort to conceal her identity.
She stationed herself at a staircase located two units away from his home and waited for him.
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At about 7:30am, he sat on a chair outside his home to put on his shoes to leave for the day.
When Rahimah saw him, she removed the cover of the flask, ran towards him and intentionally splashed the boiling water from the flask onto his back.