Beaten to death over RM85: A misunderstanding, say cops
Published on: Sunday, March 24, 2024
By: Azmie Lim
The victim’s family at the Lahad Datu Hospital. Inset: The victim.
LAHAD DATU: The death of a vocational college student, Mohammad Nazmie Aizzat Muhd Narul Azwan, was due to a misunderstanding between him and hostel mates who had accused him of theft, according to police.
District Police Chief, ACP Dr Rohan Shah Ahmad, said the hostel mates believed Nazmie was responsible for the disappearance of RM50 and RM35 from two students.
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“The victim was accused of theft and beaten to death by all the suspects.
“We have detained 13 students of the college aged between 16 and 19 to assist in our investigation,” he said.
“The Magistrate’s Court has allowed the suspects to be remanded six days until March 29,” he said.
Police have obtained statements from 12 witnesses, including four hostel wardens, security guard and several students.
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Police also carried out urine tests and found all the suspects free from drug abuse.
Also seized were 12 smart phones belonging to the suspects.
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“We are waiting for the full report of the post mortem conducted on the victim from the Lahad Datu Hospital Forensic Department to identify the cause of his death,” he added.
On Friday, the 17-year-old biotech student was found lying unconscious on the floor of one of the rooms at the hostel at 6.50am.
He was confirmed dead by Lahad Datu Hospital personnel who were on scene for emergency treatment.
Police investigations found injuries as well as bruises on the victim’s body.
Following that, 13 students were detained to assist in investigation of the case that have been framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is ready to provide its full cooperation in the investigation into the death.
The MOE said that it will not compromise with the misconduct of bullying in all educational institutions under its management.
“The MOE expresses sadness and condolences to the family of the victim, a vocational college student in Sabah.
“The death of the victim is still under investigation by the authorities and the MOE is ready to provide its full cooperation,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said the MOE had taken immediate action by providing welfare assistance to the victim’s family.
“Psychosocial support has been offered to the family members, other students, teachers and all college students,” according to the statement.
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