Lymphoma cancer survivor traumatised after being assaulted by teenage peers
SINAR HARIAN REPORTER16 Aug 2023 06:59pm
Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah Wee Tse visited the bullying victim, known as Iqbal, at his residence and witnessed the trauma experienced by the teenager himself.
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Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah Wee Tse visited the victim, known as Iqbal, at his residence and witnessed the trauma experienced by the teenager himself.
He advised the student to undergo an X-ray examination at Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) to determine whether he had suffered internal injuries.
"This morning, I visited Iqbal, the victim of bullying by a group of students in the playground area of Taman Bestari Indah, which has recently gone viral on social media.
"I express my sympathy for the ordeal that has befallen Iqbal and also handed over a contribution to Iqbal's parents as a sign of concern," he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
Puah said there is no compromise regarding bullying and gangsterism; thus, firm action should be taken against those involved.
He said shortly, they would collaborate with the police and the school to organise awareness campaigns and counselling sessions to curb bullying.
Meanwhile, a family acquaintance of the student stated that the victim was a former lymphoma cancer patient who had recently been declared free from the disease.
"As parents, we hope incidents like this are taken seriously, and appropriate actions are taken to make it a lesson," the acquaintance said.
In the incident around 3pm on Aug 9, the male teenager was assaulted by a group of school students in the park, resulting in injuries.
The victim was kicked, stomped and punched multiple times on the front and back of the body and on the stomach, thighs, and left and right arms.
The incident, which went viral on social media, was reported to the police at 4.09pm on Monday by the 15-year-old victim.
The police arrested all suspects after conducting six raids in the area from 5.30pm to 9.34pm on Monday.
The motive behind the incident stemmed from one suspect displeased with the victim's friendship with his female friend.
All suspects are detained for two days starting Tuesday to assist in the investigation.
