Police Probe Banting School Stabbing as Attempted Murder
Police say the suspect was detained shortly after the attack, and the victim is stable while investigators examine a knife and social media video.
- A 15-year-old student was arrested on Monday after allegedly stabbing a Form Three classmate at a secondary school in Banting, with police detaining the suspect shortly after the incident occurred.
- Earlier, the suspect was reportedly seen entering the school through the main entrance wearing a black T-shirt and red checkered trousers before viral social media videos captured her holding a knife as students fled.
- Victim Mohd Firuz stated his daughter suffered 14 stab wounds, including a punctured lung, and is in stable condition at Hospital Banting. He believes she was not the intended target but "just happened to be the closest."
- Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi stated the suspect will appear at Telok Datok Magistrate Court on Tuesday for a remand application under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.
- Following the incident, Mohd Firuz urged authorities to strengthen school security, stating "everyone entering the school should be checked before being allowed in." The Selangor State Education Department confirmed the arrest.
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