Two teens plead guilty over bullying of junior students in Papar
PAPAR: Two students were charged in the Court for Children today in connection with a bullying case last September.
In Papar, two teenagers have pleaded guilty to the bullying of junior students in September. The 16-year-old and 17-year-old appeared in court today before magistrate Zuraini Ali Musa during a closed-door hearing. They are set to return to court on October 29 for further proceedings while awaiting probation reports. The 17-year-old was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for causing hurt to two junior students, while the 16-year-old faced charges under Section 507B of the Penal Code for an offense against one of the junior students.
Kareena Kaur Gill Karamjit Singh represented the prosecution, and both defendants were unrepresented. Lawyer Nurshalilah Fauzan Mailin acted as a watching brief for one of the junior students involved in the case. In September, a Form Two student at a school in Kinarut was allegedly kicked by a senior student for being late to return to his hostel room.
The victim's mother reported the incident to the Papar district police on September 9. Following the incident, the senior students involved were suspended from school and received counseling.
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