Boy beaten up by 18 students was 'entrapped to take money'


IPOH: The 16-year-old student who alleged he was beaten up by 18 schoolmates at a hostel in Kampung Gajah on Saturday had taken money meant to entrap him prior to the incident.

Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Mohd Fakri Che Sulaiman said the 18 boys, who accused the student of theft, had set up a trap to catch him after another student had RM100 stolen.

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