Axe bought online, 38 witnesses questioned: Police await psychiatric report in Kuching school attack

Police are awaiting a forensic psychiatric report on the 16-year-old student involved in an axe attack on a teacher at a private school in Kuching before drawing any conclusions about his mental state during the October 21 incident. Acting Sarawak police commissioner DCP Shaifullizan Ishak stated that the assessment is necessary to establish whether the student was aware of his actions or was acting in a state beyond his control at the time.

The student remains hospitalized and is receiving treatment while the forensic psychiatric assessment is still in progress. Police have recorded statements from 38 witnesses, including students, teachers, security guards, medical specialists, and the student’s parents. The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code and Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.

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