SEREMBAN, May 23 — The investigation into the alleged assault by a SK Rahang teacher on one of his pupils is currently under way.
Seremban deputy police chief Supt Baharuddin Mustapha said police would question several people, including the teacher involved, and the findings would be forwarded to the deputy public prosecutor.
“We have received the report lodged by the parents of P. Saatish and appropriate action is being taken,” said Baharuddin yesterday.
On Wednesday, Malay Mail interviewed Saatish, 10, at the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital where he has been hospitalised for almost a week for severe headaches and dizziness from the alleged assault.
Saatish claimed that on the morning of May 15, the teacher had slapped him eight times across the face with a plastic file for “no apparent reason”.
He claimed the teacher then asked him to stop crying and pressed his watch against Saatish’s forehead, which caused swelling.
According to Saatish, this was not an isolated case and he claimed that the teacher had previously assaulted several of his friends.
His parents, B. Piraburatnam and N. Umahrani, lodged a police report the next day.
A similar incident was reported in Petaling Jaya on May 12.
District police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said a secondary school teacher was being investigated for caning his 14-year-old student, leaving marks on his body, which were still visible after two months.
“We are investigating the case for intentionally causing hurt and are recording statements from the relevant parties,” Arjunaidi said.
