A Form One student died after being found unconscious at his school hostel in Gua Musang, with no criminal elements detected, police said.
KOTA BHARU: A male Form One student died after reportedly being found unconscious at the hostel of Sekolah Menengah Paloh in Gua Musang yesterday.
Gua Musang police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said police received a report regarding the incident from the victim’s father at 8.53 am yesterday.
He said the school had taken the 13-year-old boy to Chiku 03 Health Clinic.
“However, medical officers at the clinic confirmed that the victim had died.
“Following that, a post-mortem examination was conducted at Gua Musang Hospital at 3.30 pm on the same day. Preliminary investigations found that the cause of death was due to spontaneous bleeding in the head and fluid in the lungs,” he said in a statement today.
Sik added that further police examination found no elements of crime in the incident.
He said the victim’s body had been handed over to family members for burial arrangements and the case had been classified as sudden death, with further investigations still ongoing.
In this regard, Sik advised the public not to make any speculation regarding the incident as it could affect the sensitivity of the victim’s family.
