Schoolboy suspected to have died from electrocution at school

LocalPolitics
19 Dec 2024 • 10:58 AM MYT
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — A 12-year-old boy, suspected to have been electrocuted at a school in Serdang, tragically died yesterday.

Serdang district police chief ACP A. A. Anbalagan said a report on the incident, which occurred at 6.30pm, was lodged by a 36-year-old woman.

“While at work, the complainant received a patient, a 12-year-old local boy, who was unconscious and believed to have been electrocuted at a school in Serdang.

“The victim was pronounced dead at 6.50pm,” he said in a statement yesterday night.

Anbalagan added that the case has been classified as a sudden death, and the police are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the cause.

He also advised the public to refrain from speculating or commenting on the case as it could disrupt the investigation.

— Bernama