Federal Court affirms RM600,000 award for bullying victim


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has affirmed that a bully victim who suffered permanent ear damage after being bullied at a secondary school in Terengganu eight years ago will be awarded over RM600,000.

The victim's counsel, Nik Nur Syazwani Nik Suhaimi said his client was awarded the damages after the Federal Court ruled that all nine respondents, including five former school students and four other respondents, were responsible and negligent in the incident of beating, bullying, and attacking the appellant (victim).

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