Teenager dies after employer batters him with helmet in Gua Musang

GUA MUSANG: A 16-year-old odd-job worker has died after he was beaten with a helmet by his employer here.

Acting Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the teenager had complained that he was beaten by his employer in Kampung Mentara Lama on Monday (Aug 22), before seeking treatment at the Merapoh health clinic, Pahang on Tuesday (Aug 23).

He said the victim was referred to the Kuala Lipis Hospital in Pahang on the same day for further treatment, but succumbed to his injuries at 6.30am on Thursday (Aug 25).

"Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim worked with the suspect to do carpentry work in Kampung Mentara Lama, Gua Musang.

"The teenager was said to have been beaten after trying to take the payment for repair works done at a customer’s house without informing his employer. The employer got angry and hit the victim with a helmet, who sustained severe injuries,” he said in a statement Friday (Aug 26).

The 40-year-old suspect has been arrested and remanded until Aug 30.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama