Student awarded RM129,000 over burns at school bubur lambuk event
The Teluk Intan sessions court finds a school and two teachers negligent over the 2022 incident at SMK Seri Intan.
A Form Five student in SMK Seri Intan, Teluk Intan, Perak, was awarded RM129,040 in damages by the Teluk Intan sessions court for burns she sustained during a bubur lambuk cooking session in April 2022. The judge, Gan Peng Kun, ruled that the defendants, which included the school's headmaster, two teachers, and the government, were negligent for conducting a mathematics class in the cooking area and for delaying the student's transfer to the hospital for treatment.
The plaintiff, G Hanggalah Eswari, was represented by lawyer Manoharan Malayalam, while federal counsel Hamida Abdul Kadir appeared for the government. The girl suffered permanent scarring, had to wear long-sleeved clothing due to the injury, and experienced significant emotional distress. The damages awarded included RM100,000 for aggravated damages, RM5,000 for burns to her left hand and forearm, RM24,000 for the scarring itself, and RM40 for the cost of a medical report.
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