ALOR SETAR: A Year Three pupil has claimed he was hit by his teacher with a ruler at a school in Kuala Kedah.
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Kota Setar District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Shukri Mat Akhir said they received a report from the pupil’s mother in her thirties, at 4.36pm yesterday.
He said the nine-year-old boy sustained injuries to his arm, left finger, and face from the alleged incident.
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“Based on the mother’s report, she saw injuries on her son’s face and body when picking him up from school.
“The victim informed her that a teacher had hit him using a ruler for not completing his homework,” he said in a statement.
Ahmad Shukri said investigations are ongoing according to Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.-NST