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Idlan Fareeq: Kuala Pilah sports school hostel death
Two 16-year-old Form Four schoolmates have been charged with murder (s.302 with s.34) over the beating death of a 14-year-old at the SMK Za'ba hostel. No plea was recorded because the case falls under the High Court.
- Category
- Child & school
- Since
- 25 Sep 2026
- Last update
- 8 Oct 2026
- Next
- 7 Dec 2026 · Mention pending pathology, chemistry and forensic reports
Timeline
- Form Two student Muhammad Idlan Fareeq Shahril, 14, was found unconscious at his school hostel in Kuala Pilah and pronounced dead in hospital.
- Police classified the death as murder and detained a 16-year-old, while the Education Minister ordered an inspectorate audit of the school.
- Police said senior students beat him and struck the soles of his feet with a rubber hose until he collapsed.
- Two Form Four suspects were on remand, police had recorded statements from 69 witnesses, and five students said the main suspect had bullied them.
- The two boys were charged with murder in the Kuala Pilah Magistrate's Court in a closed hearing, and the case was set for mention on 7 December.