Fadhlina vows full review after student’s death in Yong Peng, says MOE will cooperate with police probe

Education Minister Datum Seri Fadhlina Sidek has vowed to conduct a full review of all matters under the Ministry of Education (MOE) following the death of a student in Yong Peng, Johor. Fadhlina said she travelled to Yong Peng this morning to personally obtain updates on the incident and received briefings from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Johor Education Department (JPN), the Batu Pahat District Education Office (PPD), and the school involved regarding the chronology of events and actions taken so far.

She also met the victim's family at Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail in Batu Pahat, expressing condolences and stressing that the family deserved answers regarding the tragedy. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, with a 16-year-old male detained and remanded for six days to assist investigations. MOE will give its full cooperation to police and will not pre-empt the ongoing investigation.

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