Johor MB calls for end to speculation on tahfiz student's death
JOHOR BARU: Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin has called on social media users to stop speculating over the death of the 11-year-old boy who was allegedly abused at a Kota Tinggi private religious school.
The Johor mentri besar said the speculation over the death was not helping anyone.
"The public should stop spreading rumours and unverified news, especially on social media, as this will confuse others and worsen the situation," Khaled said today after attending a cooperative society's meeting here.
Khaled said that the police should be allowed to investigate the case thoroughly and speculating would not help investigations.
He was asked to comment on the Madrasah Tahfiz Al-Jauhar's (MTAJ) decision, which had on Sunday posted on its Facebook six pages of notes written by the deceased, Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi.
The MTAJ, in the statement, claimed that besides a page in the boy's diary documenting his alleged torment, there were other pages which gave a clue to his real characteristics.
The MTAJ had said the notes had been handed over to the police.
Mohamad Thaqif Amin, who underwent double amputation of the legs after a viral infection died at 2.05pm on April 26, 2017 at HSI. The police have classified the case as murder.
The pupil was scheduled to undergo surgery to amputate his right hand this morning but it was postponed as his heart showed signs of instability.
Mohamad Thaqif Amin's story became viral on social media after he sustained injuries on the legs since two weeks ago following what was suspected to have been a beating by an assistant warden at his school hostel.
The 29-year-old warden has been remanded until Saturday to facilitate investigations into the pupil's murder.
In a statement posted two weeks after the alleged abuse came to light, the school admitted it knew that the warden was an ex-convict who had served a 30-month jail sentence before employing him.