Second student arrested over death of Form Two student in Kuala Pilah

Kuala Pilah police have apprehended an additional 16-year-old male student to aid the investigation into the death of a Form Two student last Friday. This escalates the total number of arrests in the case, which is being treated as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, to two. Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad disclosed that the latest suspect is a fellow student from the same institution and has been remanded for six days to the Kuala Pilah magistrate's court to assist in the probe.

The post-mortem examination is still inconclusive regarding the cause of the victim's demise, and police are eagerly awaiting the results of samples dispatched to the Chemistry Department. A total of 68 witness statements have been documented, with more expected to be called upon to assist the investigation, Alzafny informed during a press conference today.

According to the chief, the incident transpired after Maghrib prayers on Friday when students were expected to be participating in study or preparation sessions in their dormitories. The perpetrator allegedly summoned the victim to his room on the second floor of Block A, where he subjected the victim to repeated blows on the soles of his feet with a rubber hose, along with strikes on various parts of his body.

Upon realizing the victim's critical condition, the dormitory warden was alerted, and the victim was transported to the hospital, where doctors confirmed his death.

Alzafny emphasized that it remains unclear whether the victim succumbed in the dormitory or en route to the hospital. Furthermore, several students from the school have approached the police, alleging they had previously endured bullying from the first suspect apprehended.