GEORGE TOWN: The Coroner's Court here has come to the conclusion that the death of 14-year-old M. Vasantha Piriya, who was accused of stealing a teacher's handphone, was due to suicide from hanging.
Coroner Norsalha Hamzah said there was no criminal element involved based on the evidence and witness statements.
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