KEMAMAN: Nine students at a secondary boarding school here were charged in the magistrate's court today with causing hurt to three students last month.
The boys, aged 16, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them before magistrate Tengku Eliana Tuan Kamaruzaman.
According to the charge sheet, the students were alleged to have deliberately caused injury by punching and kicking the three victims, all aged 15, at the secondary school's dormitory on Aug 23 at 11.30pm.
They were charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code which provides for a jail term of up to one year, a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Nor Azhani Azman prosecuted while all the accused were represented by lawyer Akmal Wahidah Abd Halim.
The court allowed bail of RM2,000 and RM5,500 each and set Oct 12 for mention and the submission of documents. -- Bernama