A 15-year-old female Form Three student stabbed a classmate at a secondary school in Banting, Kuala Langat, on July 6, 2026, around 9:30 to 9:50 a.m. [1, 2, 3, 4] The victim sustained injuries to several parts of her body, including the lungs, and was treated at Banting Hospital [1, 2, 5, 4].
The accused was arrested and remanded in custody for four days starting July 7, 2026 [1, 2, 5, 4]. On July 10, she appeared at the Telok Datok Magistrate's Court under heavy police escort at about 8:32 a.m. [1, 2, 6, 5, 7, 4]. She was charged with attempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal Code for stabbing her schoolmate with intent to cause death [1, 3, 8, 7, 4]. Section 307 carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison [1, 3, 8, 4].
Court proceedings were held behind closed doors because the accused is a juvenile; media and public were barred from entry [1, 2, 6, 8, 5, 7, 4]. The magistrate also ordered a one-month psychiatric evaluation at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak [3, 8, 7, 4].
According to Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar, preliminary investigations, which included statements from several individuals and 10 students named in a note circulated on social media, found no link between the stabbing and bullying [1]. The accused reportedly carries a person with disabilities card under the autism category and is believed to suffer from emotional stress and depression, the chief added [2]. The suspect had been absent from school for eight months prior due to health issues and medical treatment and was studying from home [2, 6, 8, 4].
Reports indicate the accused slipped into the school after noticing the gate was left open and carried the weapon inside a bag [2, 6]. She was also involved in an earlier incident late last year where she fell from a school building [2, 6].
The next step is the one-month psychiatric assessment of the accused at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, as ordered by the magistrate [3, 8, 7, 4].
