Malaysian Teenager Yap Shing Xuen Acquitted of Murdering Schoolmate on Insanity Grounds
A 15-year-old Malaysian teenager was acquitted of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate, Yap Shing Xuen, in October 2025, after the court ruled he was of unsound mind during the attack. The incident occurred in a school toilet in Selangor state. The verdict has sparked national debate over mental health and social media's role in youth violence.
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A Malaysian teenager was on Monday found not guilty of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate last year, after a high court ruled that he had been of unsound mind when he attacked the victim in their school, in a case that left the country reeling in shock and horror. The boy, who was 15 at the time of the attack last October, was arrested at his high school in Selangor state on the same morning that he had repeatedly stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in the school’s toilet. The victim, who was a year from...
The killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.