Two schoolgirls charged after Form 1 student found bound and gagged in toilet
The Form One students entered their plea after the joint charges were read before Magistrate Mohamad Azlan Basri.
On the first charge, both accused are alleged to have voluntarily caused hurt to the 13-year-old victim in a school toilet at 6.40pm on July 14.
They were charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
On the second charge, both are alleged to have wrongfully confined the victim at the same location, time and date.
This charge was brought under Section 342 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum imprisonment term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
The court later set bail at RM2,000 each with one surety, with the condition that neither accused contacts the victim. Mention was fixed for Sept 23.
Previous media reports stated that a Form One student was found bound and gagged in a school toilet here.
In another case, two 15-year-old boys pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to a 16-year-old boy at a school in the district at 12.15pm on July 21.
They were charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
The court did not impose sentencing pending the status of their character reports, fixed for Oct 28. Bail was set at RM1,000 each with one surety. – Bernama
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