Kuala Terengganu High Court awards RM47,000 to boy who broke leg after being ‘slammed’ onto chair by teacher

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The Kuala Terengganu High Court awarded RM47,000 in damages and costs to a 13-year-old boy who suffered a broken right leg after being slammed onto a chair by his Quran and Fardu Ain (KAFA) teacher four years ago. The High Court overturned a Sessions Court decision that had dismissed the boy's claim. Judge Yusrin Faidz Yusoff ruled that the lower court had erred by not properly assessing the testimonies of two eyewitnesses and a specialist medical report from Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital.

The X-ray confirmed that the boy's leg was fractured after being slammed onto a chair by the teacher, Ahmad Mursyidin Abdullah, 41. Both the teacher and his employer, Yayasan Islam Terengganu (YIT), were ordered to pay RM30,000 in general damages and RM17,000 in costs, including interest. The High Court also found YIT to be vicariously liable for the boy's injuries.

The boy's mother, Nor Azlina Mohamad Yasin, 41, filed the statement of claim, alleging that the teacher slammed the boy onto a chair at around 3.30pm on July 6, 2022.