Student attacks teacher with hatchet in Kuching

A female teacher was injured after being allegedly attacked by a Form Four male student at an international school in Kuching.

Acting Sarawak police commissioner Saifullizan Ishak confirmed the incident, saying a penknife and a hatchet were among the weapons seized at the scene.

A female teacher was injured after being allegedly attacked by a Form Four male student at an international school in Kuching.

Acting Sarawak police commissioner Saifullizan Ishak confirmed the incident, saying a penknife and a hatchet were among the weapons seized at the scene.

“Further details regarding the incident will be released by the Kuching district police chief,” he said in a statement today, Bernama reported.

Earlier, a video went viral showing a student live-streaming an attack on a woman believed to be his teacher.

However, Bernama’s report did not establish whether the footage was linked to the incident disclosed by police today.

At the time of writing, Malaysiakini found that the footage remained accessible on several accounts online, with posts dating back nine hours, despite reports that some accounts had been blocked.