KUCHING: A Form Two male student who pressed a hot iron on eight sleeping dormitory mates has been placed at the Henry Gurney School until he turns 17.
The order was meted out after the 14-year-old teenager from Matang near here pleaded guilty to eight charges read out to him at three Magistrates' Courts here before Magistrates Ling Hui Chuan, Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan and Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
He was also ordered to undergo supervision under the Social Welfare Department for one year, while his parents are allowed to visit him once every two months.
The student admitted to committing the offence against eight dorm mates aged from 13 to 15 at a school hostel in Matang between 12.30am and 2am on May 2.
All victims sustained injuries such as burns on their arms, calves, ankles and necks.
According to the facts of the case, the juvenile committed a criminal offence by intentionally causing injury using a hot iron by pressing it against the bodies of the victims.
The incident was also witnessed by other dormitory residents, and the teenager committed the act merely for amusement, with the intention of bullying them.
The prosecution was conducted by prosecuting officers Insp Nur Shafiqa Nyaie Ilin and ASP Arman Ibrahim, while the boy was represented by counsel Russel Lim and Brandon Ling. – Bernama
