Attorney-General’s Chambers appeals acquittal in Bandar Utama school murder

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against the Shah Alam High Court’s decision to acquit a 15-year-old boy charged with the murder of a schoolmate in Bandar Utama.

In his judgment, High Court Judge Adlin Abdul Majid ruled that the teenager was of unsound mind at the time of the incident on October 14, 2025. The court found that the boy suffered from very early-onset schizophrenia that had developed when he was nine and remained untreated for five years. The judge noted that the teenager’s delusions deprived him of the ability to understand that his actions were wrong or illegal.

The victim, 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, was fatally stabbed in a school toilet. While the boy was acquitted, Judge Adlin ordered him to be detained at the pleasure of the Selangor sultan at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak to undergo psychiatric treatment.