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‘The darkest day of my life’: Mum of 16-year-old stabbing victim mourns daughter after classmate’s acquittal

‘The darkest day of my life’: Mum of 16-year-old stabbing victim mourns daughter after classmate’s acquittal
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KUALA LUMPUR: On Monday (Sep 14), the teenage boy who stabbed and killed one of his female classmates, 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, in a school bathroom on Oc 14, 2025, was acquitted of murder. The High Court found that the boy, who was 15 years old at the time, was of unsound mind when the incide...

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