Family of Bandar Utama school stabbing victim files civil suit against government agencies, boy and his parents

In a tragedy's aftermath, the mother and sister of a 16-year-old student, Yap Shing Xuen, fatally stabbed at a Bandar Utama school, have initiated a civil suit in the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Filed against several government entities, the parents, and the boy responsible, the suit follows the acquitted suspect's trial, where mental unsoundness was determined.

Despite ongoing criminal appeals, the family seeks further accountability and emphasizes the urgency of addressing youth mental health challenges.

Case management is slated for October 29, as the tribunal of the criminal intent progresses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The mother and sister of the 16-year-old student who was fatally stabbed at a secondary school in Bandar Utama last year have filed a civil suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

The family’s lawyer, Surendra Ananth, confirmed the suit that was filed on Thursday, adding that case management has been fixed for October 29.

“We have named a number of government agencies as defendants. We have named the parents of the boy who killed my daughter as defendants. We have also named the boy himself as a defendant,” the victim's mother, Wong Lee Ping, said in a statement today.

“With the increasing mental health challenges faced by our children today, we cannot choose to stay silent anymore.

“Grand statements and plans are insufficient. We cannot wait until more lives are lost before proper action is taken,” she added.

The intention to pursue civil action was first publicly announced on by Wong September.

Almost a year after her daughter, Yap Shing Xuen, was fatally stabbed on October 14 last year, Wong continues to seek answers over whether the tragedy could have been prevented.

At the time, the family said it planned to pursue a civil suit as the criminal case moved to the appeal stage following the Shah Alam High Court’s decision to acquit the teenage accused on the grounds of unsoundness of mind.

“Our lawyers will be filing a civil suit. Until the criminal proceedings are completed, we will not comment on the details. Our lawyers will explain those matters later,” Wong told a press conference on September 25.

The teenager accused of killing Yap, who was 14 at the time, was charged with murder at the Petaling Jaya Magistrates’ Court on October 22 last year.

The case subsequently underwent psychiatric assessment before being transferred to the Shah Alam High Court, where the trial was conducted in camera as the accused was a minor.

A psychiatric assessment found him fit to stand trial in January. He pleaded not guilty when the murder charge was read again at the High Court on February 12.

The trial began on August 3. On August 13, the High Court ordered the teenager to enter his defence after finding that the prosecution had established a prima facie case.

The defence closed its case on August 26 after two witnesses — the accused and a forensic psychiatrist — testified.

On September 14, High Court Judge Adlin Abdul Majid acquitted and discharged the teenager after finding that he was of unsound mind at the time of the offence, and ordered him to be placed at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta for a period to be approved by the Sultan of Selangor.

The Attorney General’s Chambers filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal on September 22, challenging the acquittal.

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在吉隆坡万达镇一所学校发生一起悲剧后，16 岁学生叶星萱 (Yap Shing Xuen) 的母亲和姐姐向吉隆坡高等法院提起民事诉讼。叶星萱在学校被刺身亡。

该诉讼针对多个政府机构、涉事儿童的父母和男孩提起，此前，被告在审判中被判无罪，并被认定为精神不健全。

尽管刑事上诉仍在进行中，但家属仍寻求追究进一步的责任，并强调解决青少年心理健康问题的紧迫性。

案件管理定于 10 月 29 日进行，刑事意图的审理也将继续进行。

吉隆坡，10月3日讯——去年在万达镇一所中学被刺身亡的16岁学生的母亲和姐姐已向吉隆坡高等法院提起民事诉讼。

该家庭的律师苏伦德拉·阿南特证实了周四提起的诉讼，并补充说，案件管理会议已定于 10 月 29 日举行。

“我们已将多个政府机构列为被告。我们已将杀害我女儿的男孩的父母列为被告。我们也已将男孩本人列为被告，”受害者的母亲黄丽萍今天在一份声明中说。

“如今我们的孩子面临着日益严峻的心理健康挑战，我们不能再保持沉默了。”

她补充说：“光靠宏大的声明和计划是不够的。我们不能等到更多生命逝去才采取适当的行动。”

黄某于九月首次公开宣布将提起民事诉讼。

女儿叶星萱于去年10月14日被刺身亡，至今已近一年，黄女士仍在寻求答案，想知道这场悲剧是否可以避免。

当时，该家庭表示，由于沙阿南高等法院以精神不健全为由宣告这名十几岁的被告无罪，刑事案件进入上诉阶段，他们计划提起民事诉讼。

黄先生在9月25日的新闻发布会上表示：“我们的律师将提起民事诉讼。在刑事诉讼程序结束之前，我们不会对细节发表评论。我们的律师稍后会解释这些事宜。”

去年 10 月 22 日，被控杀害当时年仅 14 岁的叶某的少年在八打灵再也地方法庭被控谋杀。

该案随后进行了精神病学评估，之后移送至莎阿南高等法院，由于被告是未成年人，审判以非公开方式进行。

一月份的精神鉴定结果显示他适合接受审判。2月12日，高等法院再次宣读谋杀指控时，他拒不不认罪。

审判于 8 月 3 日开始。8 月 13 日，高等法院认定检方已确立初步证据，并命令这名少年进行辩护。

8 月 26 日，在两名证人（被告和一名法医精神病学家）作证后，辩方结束了举证。

9月14日，高等法院法官阿德林·阿卜杜勒·马吉德认定这名少年在犯罪时精神不健全，并判其无罪释放，同时下令将其送往巴哈吉亚乌鲁金塔医院，具体时间由雪兰莪苏丹批准。

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