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Student brings firecrackers, axe to school, injures teacher in Sarawak

KUCHING: A 16-year-old male student allegedly brought firecrackers and an axe to an international school here this morning, injuring a female teacher.

Student brings firecrackers, axe to school, injures teacher in Sarawak

In Kuching, a 16-year-old student brought firecrackers and an axe to an international school, injuring a female teacher. Kuching district police received an emergency alert at 8:03am, which led them to investigate the incident. The victim suffered a cut on her hand. The police are probing the case under Section 324 of the Penal Code and Section 6(1) of the Explosives Act 1957.

The student was arrested and is currently in the psychiatric ward of Sarawak General Hospital. Authorities are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the incident's cause and collect pertinent evidence.

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