Bandar Utama stabbing: Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity
- A Malaysian teenage boy charged with the high-profile murder of a female schoolmate has been acquitted, with the judge finding the boy was mentally unsound during the incident.
- He had fatally stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in a toilet at their secondary school on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
- The killing of the 16-year-old girl had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.
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- A Malaysian teenage boy charged with the high-profile murder of a female schoolmate has been acquitted, with the judge finding the boy was mentally unsound during the incident.
- He had fatally stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in a toilet at their secondary school on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
- The killing of the 16-year-old girl had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.
Sources: BBC News