Banting school stabbing suspect remanded for four days, lawyer says teen is autistic

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The 15-year-old alleged to have stabbed a fellow student at a secondary school in Banting has been remanded for four days, after her lawyer said the teenager is autistic.

According to Utusan Malaysia, magistrate Maslinda Selamat granted the remand order until Friday at the Telok Datok Magistrate’s Court today following a police application to facilitate investigations into the case.

The 15-year-old arrived at the court compound at about 8.08am in a police truck before leaving around 9am in a police four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) lawyer S. Vijeswari Devi said her client is a person with disabilities (OKU).

“My client is autistic. That is all I can say,” she said, as reported by the national daily.

Police are investigating the alleged attack, which took place during recess at the secondary school yesterday.

The Form Three student who was injured in the incident is understood to have suffered at least 14 stab wounds, one of which punctured a lung.

The victim, the second of three siblings, was reportedly stabbed in the back and face before being taken to Hospital Banting for treatment.

Police have not disclosed a motive for the alleged attack, and investigations are ongoing.