KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has filed a notice of appeal against the Shah Alam Sessions Court's decision to acquit and discharge a 15-year-old male teenager of the charge of murdering a female student at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.
In a statement today, AGC announced that the appeal was filed on September 22.
"The department refers to the decision by the Shah Alam High Court judge on September 14, 2026, which acquitted and discharged a 15-year-old male teenager of a murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code at the close of the defence case, after the court found the teenager to be of unsound mind at the time the offence was committed.
"After considering the judge's decision, the AGC has filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal against the acquittal and discharge," the statement read.
On September 14, Judge Adlin Abdul Majid acquitted the teenager of the murder charge and ordered him to be placed in and undergo treatment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Perak, subject to the consent of the Sultan of Selangor.
He was charged with murdering his schoolmate in the female students' toilet at a national secondary school in Bandar Utama between 9.20am and 9.35am on October 14, 2025.
The charge was brought under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, as well as whipping of not more than 12 strokes, if the death penalty is not imposed.
However, Section 97(1) of the Child Act 2001 stipulates that the death penalty cannot be imposed on individuals under the age of 18.
