Suspect in Banting school stabbing remanded for 4 days

 The remand order was issued to facilitate the police investigation under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.

The teenager arrived at the Telok Datuk magistrates’ court in a police truck at 8.08am and left the court at around 9am in a four-wheel-drive police vehicle. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

The 15-year-old student who allegedly stabbed a schoolmate at a secondary school in Banting yesterday has been remanded for four days until Friday.

Magistrate Maslinda Selamat issued the remand order at the Telok Datuk magistrates’ court to facilitate the police investigation under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.

The teenager arrived at the court compound in a police truck at 8.08am and left the court at around 9am in a four-wheel-drive police vehicle, Utusan Malaysia reported.

National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer S Vijeswari Devi, when met outside the court, said her client is autistic.

The Form Three student injured in yesterday’s stabbing reportedly sustained at least 14 stab wounds, one of which pierced her lung.

The victim, the second of three siblings, was stabbed in the back and face. The suspect was detained after the stabbing.

Kuala Langat police chief Akmalrizal Radzi said yesterday that the victim was in stable condition. - FMT