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Malaysian teenager acquitted of killing schoolmate

The High Court in Shah Alam on Monday acquitted a 15-year-old boy of murdering a 16-year-old schoolgirl at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, with Judge Adlin Abdul Majid finding he was of unsound mind at the time of the stabbing.

The High Court in Shah Alam on Monday acquitted a 15-year-old boy of murdering a 16-year-old schoolgirl at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, with Judge Adlin Abdul Majid finding he was of unsound mind at the time of the stabbing.

The judge ordered the teenager detained at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for a period to be approved by the Sultan of Selangor, where he will receive treatment, medication and counselling until doctors assess him as fit to rejoin society.

The judge ordered the teenager detained at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for a period to be approved by the Sultan of Selangor, where he will receive treatment, medication and counselling until doctors assess him as fit to rejoin society.

Defence lawyer Kitson Foong said the court accepted testimony from Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta forensic psychiatrist Dr. Ian Lloyd Anthony that the boy had severe, aggressive schizophrenia, believed he was a god and heard voices. Prosecutors did not dispute it.

Defence lawyer Kitson Foong said the court accepted testimony from Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta forensic psychiatrist Dr. Ian Lloyd Anthony that the boy had severe, aggressive schizophrenia, believed he was a god and heard voices. Prosecutors did not dispute it.

The boy was accused of fatally stabbing Yap Shing Xuen in the girls toilet of a secondary school in Bandar Utama between 9:20 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2025. He was arrested at the school and charged eight days later.

The boy was accused of fatally stabbing Yap Shing Xuen in the girls toilet of a secondary school in Bandar Utama between 9:20 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2025. He was arrested at the school and charged eight days later.

The trial began Aug. 3, with the prosecution calling 11 witnesses and the defence two, including the boy himself. Proceedings were held in closed court because the accused is a minor, and his identity cannot be disclosed under Malaysian law.

The trial began Aug. 3, with the prosecution calling 11 witnesses and the defence two, including the boy himself. Proceedings were held in closed court because the accused is a minor, and his identity cannot be disclosed under Malaysian law.

The killing prompted national debate over social media's effects on children, and since June Malaysia has barred those under 16 from holding accounts on major platforms. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had linked such cases to mobile phone and social media use.

The killing prompted national debate over social media's effects on children, and since June Malaysia has barred those under 16 from holding accounts on major platforms. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had linked such cases to mobile phone and social media use.

Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity

Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity

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