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15-year-old boy acquitted of schoolmate's murder on grounds of insanity
- On Monday, The High Court in Shah Alam and Judge Adlin Abdul Majid acquitted a 15-year-old boy of the 2025 fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen in Bandar Utama, ordering his psychiatric detention.
- Defence lawyers successfully argued the teen suffered from schizophrenia and delusions since age nine, establishing temporary insanity under Section 84 of the Penal Code as confirmed by psychiatrist Ian Lloyd.
- Judge Adlin cautioned the youth about the severity of his actions during closed proceedings, reminding him never to take his second chance at freedom for granted, defence counsel Kitson Foong reported.
- Under the court's order, the teenager will receive medication and counselling at Hospital Bahagia, remaining at the facility until medical authorities assess him as fit to rejoin society.
- Following concerns Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to address last year, Malaysia banned social media accounts for children under 16, a policy influenced by debate over online radicalization and Netflix's Adolescence.
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The Shah Alam High Court, however, ordered the boy be placed at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for a period to be approved by the Selangor sultan. He will undergo treatment there.
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