AGC appeals High Court acquittal of teen in Bandar Utama schoolmate murder case

The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has appealed a High Court decision that acquitted a 15-year-old of murdering a schoolmate in Petaling Jaya, citing the boy's unsound mind at the time of the crime.

The appeal aims to overturn the Shah Alam High Court's ruling and involves the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old in 2025.

The High Court had ordered the boy's psychiatric care under the Child Act 2001.

The trial, held in camera due to the defendant's minor status, featured 11 prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against a High Court decision that acquitted and discharged a 15-year-old boy of murdering a schoolmate at a secondary school in Petaling Jaya last year.

In a statement today, the AGC confirmed that it filed a Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal on September 22, seeking to overturn the Shah Alam High Court’s September 14 ruling that freed the teenager of the murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

The statement did not specificy the case, but the material information indicates it is the matter being contested.

The High Court, presided over by Judge Adlin Abdul Majid, acquitted the boy at the close of the defence case after finding that he was of unsound mind at the time of the offence, an outcome the AGC is now contesting before the appellate court.

The case arose from the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old female student in a school toilet between 9.20am and 9.35am on October 14, 2025.

The accused, who was 14 at the time of the incident, was charged under Section 302, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, though Malaysian law bars capital punishment for juvenile offenders under the age of 18.

During the trial, the defence invoked Section 84 of the Penal Code, successfully entering the "unsoundness of mind" defence.

Following the acquittal, Adlin ordered the teenager to be admitted to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for psychiatric care at the pleasure of the Sultan of Selangor, pursuant to provisions under Section 97 of the Child Act 2001.

A total of 11 prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses, including the accused, testified during the trial, which was conducted in camera due to the defendant's status as a minor.

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总检察署（AGC）对高等法院的一项判决提出上诉，该判决宣告一名15岁少年在八打灵再也谋杀其同学的罪名不成立，理由是该少年在犯罪时精神不健全。

此次上诉旨在推翻莎阿南高等法院的裁决，涉及2025年一名16岁少年被刺身亡的案件。

高等法院根据 2001 年《儿童法》下令对该男孩进行精神治疗。

由于被告是未成年人，审判以非公开方式进行，共有 11 名控方证人和 2 名辩方证人出庭作证。

吉隆坡，9月24日讯——总检察署（AGC）已就高等法院的一项判决提出上诉，该判决宣告一名15岁男孩无罪释放，他被控去年在八打灵再也一所中学谋杀了一名同学。

今日，总检察署发表声明，确认已于9月22日向上诉法院提交上诉通知书，寻求推翻莎阿南高等法院9月14日作出的裁决。该裁决免除了这名青少年根据《刑法》第302条所受的谋杀指控。

声明中没有具体说明案件，但相关资料表明，这正是争议的焦点。

高等法院由法官阿德林·阿卜杜勒·马吉德主持，在辩方陈述完毕后，认定该男孩在犯罪时精神不健全，并宣告其无罪。总检察署目前正在上诉法院对这一结果提出异议。

案件起因是2025年10月14日上午9点20分至9点35分之间，一名16岁女学生在学校厕所内被刺身亡。

被告在案发时年仅 14 岁，他被控违反第 302 条，该条文规定可判处死刑或 30 至 40 年监禁，但马来西亚法律禁止对 18 岁以下的未成年罪犯判处死刑。

审判期间，辩方援引刑法第 84 条，成功提出“精神不健全”的辩护。

无罪释放后，阿德林法官根据 2001 年《儿童法》第 97 条的规定，下令将这名青少年送往霹雳州的巴哈吉亚乌鲁金塔医院接受精神治疗，具体由雪兰莪苏丹决定。

审判期间，共有 11 名控方证人和 2 名辩方证人（包括被告）出庭作证。由于被告是未成年人，审判以非公开方式进行。

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