A 15-year-old female student at SMK Bandar Banting in Selangor was stabbed repeatedly by another 15-year-old female student between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on July 6, 2026 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. The victim sustained over 10 stab wounds, mostly to her back and shoulders, as well as injuries to her left lung, face, and head [7, 8, 3, 4, 9].
Police confirmed the suspect, who had been absent for several months due to medical treatment, was armed with a knife and dressed in black while moving around the school compound before the attack [7, 8, 10, 3, 4, 5, 11]. Teachers managed to calm the suspect near the school’s prayer room, where police arrested her at the scene [7, 8, 3, 4].
Videos circulating on social media showed the suspect wielding a knife as students ran for safety during the incident [7, 8, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11]. Kuala Langat police chief Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said, "Initial investigations found that the female student was stabbed with a knife by another female student" [5]. Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar added, "So far, I can confirm that the suspect has been arrested and the victim was taken to hospital" [1].
The victim, taken to Banting Hospital, is reported to be in stable condition [7, 8, 10, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 11]. Her father, Muhammad Firuz Ibrahim, said he believes his daughter was not the intended target: "Maybe she wanted to target someone else, but my daughter happened to be the closest to her" [9]. He called for better school security measures, adding, "There should be proper screening at the entrance before anyone is allowed into the school" [9].
The Selangor State Education Department is working closely with police and has deployed counsellors to provide psychosocial support to students and staff affected by the stabbing [7, 8, 12, 3, 4]. Police have classified the case as attempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal Code, and the suspect remains under investigation [5, 6].
