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New Straits Times
14 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Police arrest teacher for allegedly hurting five-year-old pupil
SUNGAI PETANI : Police have arrested a teacher from a private kindergarten in Kota Kuala Muda on suspicion of causing injury to a five-year-old pupil. Kuala Muda district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan, said the 28-year-old suspect was detained this morning following a report lodged by the child's parent yesterday. "We arrested a female teacher from Kota Kuala Muda after receiving a report from the victim's father, who is also a teacher," he said when contacted by the New Straits Times today. "We will apply for a remand order tomorrow and refer the teacher for a preliminary psychiatric evaluation at the hospital." Hanyan confirmed that the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon. The incident came to light when the child's parents noticed bruising on her arms. It is understood that the teacher had allegedly punished the girl for failing to follow instructions during a netball training session.
Rakyat Post
12-06-2025
- Rakyat Post
14YO Boy Sent To Henry Gurney School After Burning 8 Dorm Mates With Iron ‘'For Fun''
Subscribe to our FREE The Kuching Magistrates' Court has He would also be under the supervision of the Social Welfare Department for a year and his parents are granted to visit him once every two months. The 14-year-old boy had pressed hot iron on eight of his sleeping dorm mates, aged between 13 and 15, between 12.30am to 2am in May this year. When asked why he did that to his dorm mates, he said it was ''just for fun.'' His dorm mates suffered burns on their arms, calves, ankles, and necks. He was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing harm with a hot iron. Other bullying cases involving the hot iron There are other school bullying cases in different schools with one ending in death. On June 2017, a 20-year-old military cadet, Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, was tortured to death with a steam iron. A group of 18 students allegedly scalded Zulfarhan all over his body with the hot iron in the dorm room at the National Defence University (UPNM). Zulfarhan succumbed to multiple injuries at Serdang Hospital on 1 June 2017. Six of the 18 students were found guilty for manslaughter while the remaining 12 were sentenced to three years in jail. After an appeal, the six face the death penalty while the other 12 had their imprisonment term raised to four years each. However, on 28 February 2025, the Federal Court overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of the six male students. Instead, the High Court's verdict was reinstated, sentencing them to 18 years in prison for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. READ MORE: Meanwhile, another similar incident also happened in UPNM but it was between a 22-year-old senior cadet and a younger cadet. The senior cadet allegedly asked the other cadet to iron his clothes before suddenly pressing a hot iron on the younger boy. READ MORE: Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
New Straits Times
01-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Johor police solve kidnap case in 24 hours, 5 suspects arrested
JOHOR BARU: Johor police solved a kidnap-for-ransom case within 24 hours, with the arrests of five men in a series of raids across Kulai and Simpang Renggam, Kluang, on May 28. The hostage was rescued in Kulai the following day. The suspects, a Malaysian and four foreign nationals aged between 22 and 48, were detained following a police report lodged by a 46-year-old foreigner. The complainant said he had received a distress call from his friend's wife, claiming that her husband had been abducted and was being held by unidentified individuals who demanded RM20,000 for his release. Johor Baru (North) police chief Assistant Commissioner Balveer Singh said that acting on the tip-off, investigators located the victim in Kulai and carried out simultaneous arrests at several locations. "The suspects have no prior criminal records, and their urine tests came back negative for drugs," he said. Police seized several items during the raids but declined to reveal the nature of the evidence or provide details on the suspects and victim, citing the sensitivity of the case. The five suspects were remanded on May 31 for six days to facilitate investigations under Section 364 of the Penal Code for kidnapping or abducting with intent to murder, punishable by up to 30 years in jail and whipping. They are also being investigated under Section 324 for voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons. The foreigners may face further charges under Sections 6(1)(C) and 15(1)(C) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for illegal entry and overstaying, respectively.
New Straits Times
15-05-2025
- New Straits Times
3 to be charged tomorrow over viral brawl at Johor Baru gym
JOHOR BARU: Three primary suspects involved in a brawl during a live music event at a gym in City Plaza on May 10 will be charged in court tomorrow. Johor Baru (South) police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said that authorities had received instructions to charge three of the six individuals arrested in connection with the incident. "The investigation papers were referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor's Office, and further action has been taken. "We have received instructions to bring the three suspects before the Johor Baru magistrate's court tomorrow," he said in a statement today. The trio will be charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read in conjunction with Section 34, for voluntarily causing hurt. Raub added that the remaining three suspects were released unconditionally following a review of their involvement in the case. Previously, police said that they were investigating claims that the vocalist of a skinhead band had been assaulted during the event.
New Straits Times
15-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Five men plead guilty to assaulting two youths at Melaka nightclub
MELAKA: Five men pleaded not guilty in the magistrate's court in Ayer Keroh here today to two charges of assaulting two youths in an incident at a nightclub last week. Lai Jing Ho, 27, Lim Koon Leng, 42, Yee Pao Wei, 30, Bong Jia Jun, 23, and Kevin Fong Tze Weng, 40, claimed trial when the charges were read to them before Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman. On the first count, they are jointly charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, voluntarily causing hurt by using an iron bar on Tan Wei Jie, 33, , at the club in Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz here at about 2.15am on May 7. The second charge, framed under Section 323 of the same law, was for allegedly voluntarily causing hurt to Randy Tan Kuan Chye, 33, at the same place, time and date. The magistrate allowed them bail of RM5,000 with two sureties each and set June 23 for mention. Deputy public prosecutor Hanis Aliah Ahmad Kamarulnajuib prosecuted while the five men were represented by lawyer Nuradzlyn Sharmine Azrin Sham.
