M'sia boy, 15, acquitted of murdering girl, 16, 'thought he was God' & 'heard voices': Defence lawyer
The lawyer added that he hoped the victim's family would not view the judge's decision as an insult to the deceased.
A 15-year-old boy in Malaysia has been acquitted of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate at a secondary school in Bandar Utama in 2025. The High Court found the boy to be of unsound mind during the incident, and he will now be detained and treated at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak at the Sultan of Selangor's discretion. The boy's lawyer, Kitson Foong, stated that the defence successfully established the requirements for the defence of insanity, and the court acquitted the boy on those grounds.
The forensic psychiatrist testified that the boy suffered from severe schizophrenia and believed he was God, hearing voices. The trial began on Aug. 3, 2026, with 11 prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses.
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