TLDR
- A father has revealed that his teenage daughter's name was allegedly included on a target list written by the suspect in the Banting school stabbing case.
- Several letters believed to have been written by the 15-year-old suspect have also gone viral on social media, although police have yet to verify their authenticity.
- The victim's father has denied claims that the incident was linked to bullying, adding that there has been no meeting or contact between the victim's and suspect's families so far.
The father of the teenage girl who was stabbed at a school in Banting has revealed that his daughter's name was included on a target list allegedly written by the suspect.
Mohd Firuz Ibrahim, 43, said the list contained 10 names, with his daughter's name appearing at number 10.
In addition to the list, several letters believed to have been written by the 15-year-old suspect have also gone viral on social media.
It is understood that the letters contain details about the suspect and mention several other individuals.
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One of the notes read:
"I'm very sad because the psychiatrist won't let me go to school. I want to go to school, study with friends... laugh with friends."
However, the police have yet to confirm the authenticity of the letters and the alleged target list.
"My daughter is not a bully"
Meanwhile, Firuz admitted that his daughter and the suspect knew each other, as they were classmates last year.
However, the father of three denied claims that he had linked the stabbing incident to bullying. He also stressed that his daughter is not a bully and rarely leaves the house without being accompanied by her parents.
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Firuz added that, so far, there has been no contact or meeting between the two families.
"Our family does not know the suspect's family, and so far, there has been no contact or meeting between the two families."
"However, we are open to holding a meeting if such a proposal is put forward," he said, as reported by Berita Harian.
Previously, a stabbing incident was reported at a school in Banting, Selangor. The suspect, who is also a student at the same school, has since been remanded.
A lawyer has since confirmed that the suspect is a person with disabilities (PwD) who has been diagnosed with autism.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.
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