Police await DPP’s decision on alleged gang rape case at Melaka school


JASIN: The investigation paper on the alleged sexual assault involving four Form Five male students against a Form Three female student at a secondary school in Alor Gajah has been referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP).

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said a decision on whether the students will be charged is expected to be known on Wednesday (Oct 15).

"The investigation has been completed, and we are now awaiting further instructions from the DPP,” he told reporters at a press conference at the Jasin district police headquarters here on Wednesday.

On Oct 11, the media reported that a female Form Three student at the secondary school in Alor Gajah, Melaka was believed to have been raped by two senior students.

A video of the assault was then shared among students in the school.

Four 17-year-old male students who are believed to be connected with the case were remanded by the police to assist in the investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 375B of the Penal Code. - Bernama

 

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