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Malaysian teen acquitted of murder due to insanity

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A Malaysian teenager has been acquitted of murdering a schoolmate after a high court determined he was of unsound mind at the time of the attack. The court ordered the 15-year-old, who was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia, to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment. The victim, who was 16, sustained over 180 stab wounds. AI

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Malaysian teen acquitted of murder due to insanity

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Sipalan ·

    Malaysian teenager acquitted of killing schoolmate

    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 …

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