Pants pulled down, punched in face; boy in Pasir Mas alleges bullying
The victim said he had endured multiple assaults since early August but the worst incident occurred on Aug 18 during the afternoon break.
"They came and punched me on the face and head. They also pulled down my pants.
"This was not the first time. They have done it to me several times this month.
"I don't know the real reason. Maybe they thought it was a joke, but their actions were too much," said the third of four siblings.
The victim's mother, 44, said her son initially tried to hide the bullying incidents from the family but finally opened up when they lodged a police report.
"At first he kept quiet, but when we went to the police station he revealed everything. They not only beat him, they almost strangled him, and his pants were pulled down to his knees.
"For nearly a month, he had been bullied every day whenever the teacher was not in class.
"The seniors would enter his classroom, and my son would try to hide in the toilet or under the stairs," she said when met at Kampung Lemal today.
She said her son sustained red marks on his face and bruises on his back. A doctor confirmed the injuries.
She urged the police and Education Ministry to take stern action.
"Teachers must monitor classrooms closely and security in schools needs to be improved.
"Parents also need to know the proper channels to report bullying. I don't want what happened to my son to happen to other children," she said, adding that her son had started trauma counselling and is now afraid to return to school.
His grandfather, a former soldier, said the family of the suspects had requested for the police report to be withdrawn.
"But all my children disagreed and asked me not to withdraw the case. We want this to serve as a lesson," he said.
Police have since arrested six students, all aged 16, in connection with the case.
They have been remanded until Aug 25 to assist investigations under Section 323 and Section 507B of the Penal Code, as well as Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
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