Cops: Pupil made up story about 'assault' at Tawau school

KOTA KINABALU: A Year Four pupil at a primary school in Tawau, who initially claimed that she was injured after being kicked and hit by her teacher, had in fact sustained injuries from a fall outside the school.

Tawau police chief Asst Comm Fadil Marsus (pic) said that the 10-year-old girl made up the story of being hit by the teacher as she feared she would be scolded by her mother.