BATU PAHAT, Oct 4 — Police have detained three 16-year-old male students in connection with the alleged murder of a Form Four student whose body was discovered at a school in Yong Peng yesterday.
According to Berita Harian, the suspects were arrested several hours after the body of Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, was found at about 5.30pm.
Sources said one of the students is expected to be brought before the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court this morning for a remand order to allow police to continue their investigation.
All three suspects are believed to be students at the same school attended by the victim. Authorities suspect Irene was brutally killed before her body was abandoned inside the school's hall.
The victim was reportedly found by her grandmother and a friend who had gone to the school looking for her after she failed to return home.
Police have not yet released further details on the motive or circumstances surrounding the case, and investigations are ongoing.
