8 private religious school students charged with causing hurt

 

The juveniles were allowed bail of RM2,000 each with one surety and the court set Dec 17 for case re-mention. (File pic)

KUALA PILAH: 

Eight private religious school students in Negeri Sembilan were charged at the magistrates’ court here today for hurting their fellow students last month.

Four of them, all aged 15, pleaded not guilty to grievously hurting a 14-year-old student at the school dormitory in Rembau at 1am on Oct 16.

Another student, 16, pleaded guilty to the charge.

Three other students, all aged 17, pleaded guilty to hurting a 15-year-old student at 5.30pm at the same location and date.

In addition, one of the three 17-year-old students pleaded guilty to the same offence of causing hurt to another 15 year-old student at the same time, place and location.

They were all charged under Section 325 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code that carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years and fines, as well as Section 323 of the Penal Code that carries a maximum sentence of one-year imprisonment and a maximum fine of RM2,000 or both if found guilty.

The case was prosecuted by deputy public prosecutor Khairunnisa Zainuddin. All the accused were represented by their respective lawyers, including Norfazrin Jamal, from the National Legal Aid Foundation.

Magistrate Saiful Sayoti allowed bail of RM2,000 for each juvenile offender with one surety and set Dec 17 for case re-mention. - FMT