NST Online. Frontpage. 13/8/07
MIRI: It was a shame he apparently could not face.
Despondent and ashamed that he had been found guilty, together with four friends, of a petty crime they had committed in June, a Form Two student of a school in Ulu Baram took his own life on Saturday.
He took his uncle’s shotgun, pressed his face against the muzzle and used his toe to press the trigger until the gun fired.
The 14-year-old had been found guilty together with his friends of breaking into a neighbour’s house and stealing some jewellery some time ago but had been released on bail pending sentencing.
The court was supposed to hear a probation report which was to have been filed on Sept 4.
It is understood that the prospect of having to serve time in a reform school had been weighing heavily on the boy’s mind.
Baram police chief DSP Jonathan Jalin said police had classified the case as sudden death.
He said the boy had left a note for his parents explaining his actions before going to a hut which was used as an iron foundry by the residents of the longhouse where he lived.
There, at 11am, he shot himself.
"Some longhouse residents heard the sound of a gunshot coming from the hut by the river not far from the longhouse and when they went to investigate, found the youth dead inside," said Jalin.
The youth’s body was sent to the Miri Hospital and a post-mortem is to be conducted today.
Bakong is about 80km from Miri.
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Sunday, 19 August 2007
Monday, 13 August 2007
2007 08: Boy, 14, found dead with gunshot wound
The Star Online. News. Nation. Sunday August 12, 2007
MIRI: A 14-year-old boy from a rural longhouse some 100km south of here was found dead in a farm hut with a gaping gunshot wound on his neck yesterday.
The boy, believed to be the son of a farmer, was from a longhouse located deep in the Beleru sub-district, more than three hours by road from here.
Miri police received an SOS yesterday afternoon, from members of the farming community saying the boy had been found shot to death.
An initial probe revealed that villagers heard a gunshot sometime in the afternoon and found the boy dead in the hut.
His body was still in a sitting position and he was holding a hunting rifle. It is also learnt the villagers found a note with some handwritten words.
MIRI: A 14-year-old boy from a rural longhouse some 100km south of here was found dead in a farm hut with a gaping gunshot wound on his neck yesterday.
The boy, believed to be the son of a farmer, was from a longhouse located deep in the Beleru sub-district, more than three hours by road from here.
Miri police received an SOS yesterday afternoon, from members of the farming community saying the boy had been found shot to death.
An initial probe revealed that villagers heard a gunshot sometime in the afternoon and found the boy dead in the hut.
His body was still in a sitting position and he was holding a hunting rifle. It is also learnt the villagers found a note with some handwritten words.
2007 08: 13-year-old babysitter found hanged
The Star Online. News. Nation. Friday August 10, 2007
BATU GAJAH: A 13-year-old babysitter was found hanged from a beam in a room at her sister’s house at Kampung Muhibbah, Ara Payong here.
A relative found G. Paramesawari Bai at about 11.20am yesterday.
Paramesawari Bai, was babysitting for her 25-year-old sister M. Janagi, who works at a plastic factory at Taman Perdana here.
“I was shocked when my neighbours informed me (of the incident),” Janagi said.
“A stool was near the bed,” she said, adding that the deceased was in jovial mood in the morning.
The body was sent to Batu Gajah Hospital for a post-mortem.
Paramesawari Bai’s mother, S. Muniamah, 48, said the girl had been babysitting for Janagi for two weeks.
Muniamah, who lives at Kampung Bendera with Paramesawari Bai, said the girl was an obedient and helpful person.
Police have ruled out foul play.
BATU GAJAH: A 13-year-old babysitter was found hanged from a beam in a room at her sister’s house at Kampung Muhibbah, Ara Payong here.
A relative found G. Paramesawari Bai at about 11.20am yesterday.
Paramesawari Bai, was babysitting for her 25-year-old sister M. Janagi, who works at a plastic factory at Taman Perdana here.
“I was shocked when my neighbours informed me (of the incident),” Janagi said.
“A stool was near the bed,” she said, adding that the deceased was in jovial mood in the morning.
The body was sent to Batu Gajah Hospital for a post-mortem.
Paramesawari Bai’s mother, S. Muniamah, 48, said the girl had been babysitting for Janagi for two weeks.
Muniamah, who lives at Kampung Bendera with Paramesawari Bai, said the girl was an obedient and helpful person.
Police have ruled out foul play.
Monday, 30 April 2007
2007 04: Girl hurt after jumping from school building
The Star online. News. Nation. Wednesday April 18, 2007
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
KUALA LUMPUR: An 11-year-old girl, said to be suffering from severe depression, is in serious condition after jumping from her school building in Cheras.
The Year Five pupil of SK (C) Taman Connaught 1 broke her legs and sustained head and body injuries after jumping from the first floor of the school building on Monday.
She has been warded at the intensive care unit of HUKM.
Her father, who only wanted to be identified as Chong, 40, said his 20-year-old daughter had gone to the school at 3pm to pick up the girl for tuition.
He said the younger girl ran towards the school building and jumped from the first floor upon seeing her eldest sister.
He claimed that the girl, the second youngest among four siblings, had been depressed since his wife gave birth to their youngest child, a boy, two years ago.
Chong said his daughter had not attended school for the first three months this year due to severe depression and was on medication.
Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Rusli Ahmad said police had received a report and were investigating it.
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
KUALA LUMPUR: An 11-year-old girl, said to be suffering from severe depression, is in serious condition after jumping from her school building in Cheras.
The Year Five pupil of SK (C) Taman Connaught 1 broke her legs and sustained head and body injuries after jumping from the first floor of the school building on Monday.
She has been warded at the intensive care unit of HUKM.
Her father, who only wanted to be identified as Chong, 40, said his 20-year-old daughter had gone to the school at 3pm to pick up the girl for tuition.
He said the younger girl ran towards the school building and jumped from the first floor upon seeing her eldest sister.
He claimed that the girl, the second youngest among four siblings, had been depressed since his wife gave birth to their youngest child, a boy, two years ago.
Chong said his daughter had not attended school for the first three months this year due to severe depression and was on medication.
Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Rusli Ahmad said police had received a report and were investigating it.
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