Form One boy sustains back injury after beating by student

The victim says he hurt his spine after he fell down and hit the edge of a shoe rack in the school computer laboratory.

ALOR SETAR: A Form One student of a secondary school in Jitra claimed to have suffered back injury after he was allegedly beaten up by a student at his school yesterday.

In the 3.30pm incident, the victim, Mohd Danish Danial Al-Sofian,13, injured his spine after he fell down and hit the edge of a shoe rack in the school computer laboratory.

He claimed that a Form One student from another class sought revenge after he was accused of reporting the student’s hairstyle that did not follow the guidelines set by the school.

“I was surrounded by several students before this particular student punched me in the abdomen and face.

“Subsequently, I fell down and hit the shoe rack. I could not stand up because my back was in pain.

“I could not move and had difficulty in breathing.

“They ran away when a teacher came to control the situation,” said the youngest child of two siblings when met at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) here today.

Mohd Danish Danial said he was later taken to Jitra Hospital by his uncle at 4pm for treatment before he was referred to HSB at 10pm.

His mother, Norizan Johari, 43, lodged a police report this morning.

The Kedah Education Department, in a short statement, said it had contacted the school to obtain information on the incident before taking any action.

– BERNAMA