4 Teen Students In The Dock For Alleged Gang Rape In Classroom

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Four teenage students sitting for the SPM examination next month have been remanded for six days for police investigations after allegedly raping a female student in school last week.
Malacca police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the remand order against all 17-year-old suspects was issued by senior assistant registrar of the Malacca Magistrate’s Court, SR Arthana.
“The remand of all the suspects begins today until Oct 16 for the case to be investigated under Section 375B of the Penal Code for gang rape. The case involves a 15-year-old victim,” he said in a statement today.
Previously, it was reported that the gang rape occurred around 2.50pm on Oct 2 in a classroom at an Alor Gajah school. The incident unfolded when the victim returned to the classroom on the third floor to retrieve Science project materials that she had left behind.
The victim was believed to have been dragged into the classroom before being raped by two suspects in turns, while two of their other friends witnessed and recorded it using their mobile phones.
ADSThe incident came to light after the victim’s mother received information from a school teacher about the video being circulated and subsequently lodged a police report.
Former education minister Radzi Jidin urged the Education Ministry to explain the “extremely serious incident”.
Stop spread of video
In Sungai Petani, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek requested cooperation from relevant ministries to act immediately to stop the circulation of the purported rape video.
“We asked the relevant ministry to take action so this issue does not continue to spread because it involves schoolchildren.
“The public needs to understand that this case involves minors who must be protected,” she said after an event at SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang today.
Fadhlina said the Form 3 victim is currently seeking psychosocial support and is still receiving hospital treatment.
“The state education director has been ordered to take immediate action to render support to the students and to improve security (at school),” she said.
“As we know, schools have to face exams and operate as usual. An internal investigation will be held at the ministry, and tomorrow I will go down to Malacca to handle this issue immediately,” she said.
- Bernama

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