Teacher transferred as MOE probes pupil’s death after sports activity
A TEACHER believed to be involved in the case of an 11-year-old girl who died after allegedly being instructed to take part in a school sports activity despite having a known heart condition has been transferred to another school pending the outcome ...
An 11-year-old girl with a known heart condition died after allegedly participating in a school sports activity, prompting the Education Ministry to investigate. The Ministry's Integrity Unit has been informed, and a teacher involved in the incident has been transferred to another school while the probe is ongoing. Nur Qaira Alisha Ahmad 'Ilwan, 11, had been exempted from school sports due to her heart condition since she was three months old.
Her father accused a teacher of instructing her to run during selection trials for the school's teams, despite receiving medical clearance. Nur Qaira fell ill after the activity and was bedridden for four months. She was transferred to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, where she died on August 24, 2026. Doctors attributed her death to heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition causing the heart muscle to weaken and enlarge.
The Ministry's investigations are ongoing, and no official findings have yet determined if the sports activity directly caused the girl's death.
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