BATU PAHAT, Oct 4 — A 16-year-old female student died after she was found unconscious and covered in blood at a school in Yong Peng yesterday.
A 16-year-old male teenager was arrested at 7pm in the Yong Peng area, about an hour after the police were alerted to the incident.
Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the suspect has been remanded for six days to assist in investigations into the murder.
They received information from a member of the public at 5.50pm after the victim was found unconscious and injured in the school hall.
“The victim sustained several injuries to her head and body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
“An autopsy was conducted today at the Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital in Batu Pahat,” he said in a statement today.
Rahaman added that a team from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Johor contingent police headquarters, together with the Batu Pahat district police headquarters' Criminal Investigation Division, arrested the suspect.
Checks found that the teenager had no previous criminal record, and the police also seized a mobile phone, a set of clothes, and a pair of slippers.
Earlier, police took the suspect to the Batu Pahat Magistrate’s Court for a remand application.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment for between 30 and 40 years, as well as whipping of not fewer than 12 strokes if the death penalty is not imposed, upon conviction.
He said the motive and cause of the incident are still under investigation, and urged the public not to speculate or make comments that could interfere with the investigation.
Those with information related to the incident can contact the Johor Police Hotline at 019-2792095 or the Johor contingent police Operations Room at 07-2212999.
