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2 tahfiz students charged with injuring another with iron

The students, aged 13 and 14, plead not guilty to the charges.

2 tahfiz students charged with injuring another with iron

Two tahfiz school students were brought before the Parit magistrates' court on September 19, charged with causing injury to another student using an iron. The students, aged 13 and 14, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read before magistrate Nurul Izalina Rajaai. According to the charges, the students intentionally inflicted injury with the potential to cause death by using the iron at a tahfiz school.

They were charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which allows for up to 10 years of imprisonment, a fine, whipping, or any combination of these punishments. Deputy public prosecutor R Jayasri handled the case, while the accused were represented by lawyer Nur Nadrah Badarudin from the National Legal Aid Foundation. The magistrate set bail at RM500 for each accused, and the case was set for a mention on October 27.

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