Adam Zikri fell, not thrown out, says police

SEREMBAN: Six-year-old Adam Zikri Faizul Khairy, who was found lying on a pavement of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tasik Jaya, here yesterday, is believed to have fallen down and not thrown down from the second floor of the school.
Seremban District Police Chief, Supt Muhamad Zaki Harun said the police received a call at about 2.55pm yesterday, and during the incident, the school session had ended.
"We have obtained statements from three pupils aged 11 this morning, and they said that during the incident, an autistic child, 12, who is schooling at the special education school had found the victim on the second floor and had carried the victim and placed him on the wall of the corridor.
"Later, probably because the victim was not in a stable condition because of the narrow surface of the wall, the victim lost his balance and fell from a height of about 20-30 feet," he told reporters, here today.
He said that the big-sized autistic child tried to save the victim but did not have the time to do so.
"From the statements given, they appeared to be consistent with what had happened," he said.
Muhamad Zaki said the police had interviewed the autistic child, who is a student of the Integrated Special Education Programme, and found that the child was hyperactive and did not know the outcome of his action.
"We have opened a preliminary investigation paper and will forward the case to the prosecutor. It is also stated under the law that for a 12-year-old child, if he did not know what he was doing, it is not an offence," he said.
Meanwhile, Adam Fikri's father, Faizul Khairy Zulkifli, 38, when met at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, here, said his son was in stable condition and only sustained a fractured right foot and left hand, besides injury to the head.
He said that Adam Zikri had undergone a CT (computed tomography) scan and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the doctor had said there was no internal bleeding.
"Adam Zikri is now able to speak and when he was awake, he had asked me for iced milo and vitagen. He is now in the process of recovering," he said.
Faizul Khairi said he did not have any ill-feeling against the student concerned and left it to the authorities for any action.
"My focus is only on my child and I have lodged a police report this morning for the process of claiming insurance later," he said.
Adam Zikri, 6, is the youngest of three siblings and is a pupil of the Taman Tasik Jaya Preschool, here. – Bernama