Form Two student dies at Kuala Pilah school hostel in suspected bullying case

PETALING JAYA: A Form Two student at a sports school in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, has died after he was found unconscious at the school hostel on Friday night.

The student, Muhammad Idlan Fareeq Shahril, 14, from Gemencheh, was the eldest of three siblings.

He was taken to Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah (HTAN), where he was pronounced dead.

Kuala Pilah OCPD Supt Muhamad Mustafah Hussin, when contacted, confirmed the incident and said the case was still under investigation.

“The post-mortem will be conducted at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar (HTJ), Seremban,” he said.

Earlier, a social media post went viral alleging that a student had died after being assaulted and bullied at the school hostel.