Two religious school students assaulted by seniors after skipping class
ROMPIN: Two religious school students were assaulted by five senior students at a hostel here on Sept 12, after one of them allegedly skipped a religious class, police said.
Two Form Two students at a religious school in Rompin were assaulted by five senior students on September 12, reportedly after one of the victims skipped a religious class and allegedly conspired with the other, according to police. Deputy Superintendent Mohamad Zamri Mohamad Zaber stated that the two victims were taken into a room by their senior peers around midnight and subjected to a brutal beating by the five suspects, consisting of three Form Fives and two Form Fours.
The attack reportedly began due to the victim's alleged skipping of class and the other's involvement in the plan. Both victims suffered injuries to their arms and bodies. Their parents filed separate police reports on September 17, alleging their children had been beaten by the five male students, leading to the arrest of all suspects on the same day.
The suspects are currently being questioned under Section 147 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction. The mother of one victim, Siti Rohani Yusof, claimed the incident had left her family traumatized and that the suspects threatened her son with a broomstick and a penknife.
She also alleged that the school had been sluggish in addressing the issue, prompting her to lodge a police report and transfer her son to another institution.
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