2 more MRSM students remanded over bullying incident
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two more students from Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Besut have been remanded for three days starting today to assist in the investigation into the bullying of a Form Two student at the school.
The remand order for the two 15-year-old boys was issued by Senior Assistant Registrar Yuhanis Mohd Roslan at the Kuala Terengganu magistrate's court.
The suspects, both Form Three students, will be held until Monday to facilitate investigations under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting.
It was reported yesterday that two students were arrested over the bullying incident.
Five other male students from the same school, aged between 15 and 17, had been remanded until Sunday.
Police received a report about the bullying incident involving a Form Two student at around 6.48pm on Wednesday.
Besut District Police Chief, Superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said preliminary investigations revealed that the 14-year-old victim claimed he was forced to remain in a semi-squatting position with a slipper placed on his head for approximately 40 minutes.
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