Former tahfiz school head held over alleged sexual assault of 3 students
Dungun police chief Nik Ab Halim Nik Mat says this follows three reports lodged yesterday.
A former headmaster of a tahfiz school in Malaysia has been remanded for five days to assist in the investigation of the alleged sexual assault of three male students, aged 13 and 14, who were former pupils of the institution between April and September last year. The 26-year-old man, currently a part-time teacher at a religious school in the district, was arrested at his home in Paka on the night of the remand order issuance.
District police chief superintendent Nik Ab Halim Nik Mat revealed that the remand was granted by magistrate Ng Yan Ni to enable a thorough investigation under Sections 14(b) and 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The three incidents were reported to the police on the same day, and preliminary investigations indicated that all three victims were former students of the school.
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