Court orders ex-teacher to pay RM88,000 for 4 slaps that caused injury
Kota Bharu High Court judge finds that Isamuddin Ismail had physically assaulted student Adam Maidin by slapping him on the face and cheeks with both hands from behind.
The Kota Bharu High Court has mandated a former secondary school teacher, Isamuddin Ismail, to pay RM88,069 in compensation to an ex-student, Adam Maidin, following a 2019 incident where Isamuddin slapped the teenager four times. Justice Rosli Yusoff ruled in favor of the civil suit filed by Adam's mother, Noor Azleen Mohamad. The court considered medical evidence and hearing tests, acknowledging that Adam suffered injuries, including hearing loss, and determined that Isamuddin, as an educator, owed a duty of care to his students.
In the incident, which occurred during a school assembly, Isamuddin approached Adam from behind and slapped him four times. Adam experienced pain on his face and ears, dizziness, reduced hearing, and tinnitus. Following the assault, he sought medical attention at Berek 12 health clinic before being referred to Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital for an ear specialist.
The medical report revealed that Adam suffered a traumatic hearing loss in his right ear, necessitating about two to three years of recovery.
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