Schoolgirl ‘taken away by man on motorcycle’ was hiding in toilet after row, Kulim police say

An investigation by the Kulim district police confirmed that the report of an 11-year-old girl leaving school with a man on a motorcycle was fabricated by another pupil following a disagreement.

The girl had remained within the school premises, hiding in a toilet after an altercation with her friend.

The false claim, initially reported to the school's Senior Assistant for Student Affairs, was admitted by the friend who expressed remorse for concocting the story.

The incident caused temporary concern until resolved by the authorities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — An alarming claim that an 11-year-old girl had left her school with a man on a motorcycle was fabricated by a fellow pupil after a dispute between the pair, police have said.

Kulim district police chief Superintendent Syamsul Sinring said investigations found the girl had never left the school grounds and had instead hidden inside a toilet after an argument with a friend, Utusan Malaysia reported.

Police were alerted after the school’s Senior Assistant for Student Affairs received information from two female pupils claiming the girl had left the premises with a man on a motorcycle.

But investigators later established that the account was false.

“Investigations found that the pupil arrived at school as usual at 7.20am after being dropped off by her older sister and attended the school assembly at about 8am,” Syamsul said.

“During the assembly, the pupil was believed to have played with her friend’s hair bun before the friend pulled her headscarf, causing her inner scarf to come off.”

Syamsul said the 11-year-old then went to the toilet to fix her headscarf, but remained there instead of returning to class.

While she was missing from the classroom, one of her friends told the school’s Senior Assistant for Student Affairs that the girl had left the school grounds with a man on a motorcycle.

“However, during questioning, her friend admitted that she had made up the story because she was upset with the pupil,” Syamsul said.

“Another pupil who knew that the story was untrue also went along with the claim.”

Police subsequently confirmed that the girl had remained inside the school throughout the episode and had not been taken away by any man.

The incident had initially sparked concern at the school before investigators pieced together what had happened.

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居林区警方的调查证实，一名11岁女孩与一名男子骑摩托车离开学校的报道，是另一名学生在发生争执后捏造的。

与朋友发生争执后，这名女孩一直待在学校里，躲在厕所里。

这起虚假指控最初被报告给了学校学生事务高级助理，这位朋友承认了此事，并对编造故事表示懊悔。

该事件曾一度引起公众担忧，但在当局处理后得以解决。

吉隆坡，10月6日讯——警方表示，一名11岁女孩与一名男子骑摩托车离开学校的惊人传闻，是该女孩的同学在与该男子发生争执后捏造的。

据《马来西亚前锋报》报道，居林警区主任沙姆斯·辛林警监表示，调查发现这名女孩从未离开过校园，而是在与朋友发生争吵后躲进了厕所。

学校学生事务高级助理接到两名女学生的举报后报警，称该女生与一名骑摩托车的男子离开了学校。

但调查人员后来证实该说法不实。

“调查发现，这名学生像往常一样在早上 7 点 20 分由姐姐送到学校，并在早上 8 点左右参加了学校集会，”Syamsul 说。

“据信，在集会期间，这名学生玩弄了她朋友的发髻，之后她朋友拉扯了她的头巾，导致她里面的头巾脱落。”

Syamsul表示，这名11岁的女孩随后去了洗手间整理头巾，但没有返回教室，而是待在了那里。

在她缺席课堂期间，她的一位朋友告诉学校学生事务高级助理，这名女孩和一个骑摩托车的男人离开了学校。

“然而，在审讯过程中，她的朋友承认，她编造了这个故事，因为她对那个学生感到生气，”Syamsul说道。

“另一名明知故事不实的学生也附和了这种说法。”

警方随后证实，事发期间该女孩一直待在学校内，并没有被任何男子带走。

事件发生之初在学校引起了关注，之后调查人员才拼凑出事情的真相。

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