20151204 Malaysia Sons set dad ablaze after being scolded
Malaysia Dec 04 2015 “Other”
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Sons set dad ablaze after being scolded
Updated: 2015-12-04 12:00
A MAN was set on fire in Kerian, Perak, by his sons after he scolded them for their drug habits, reported Makkal Osai.
A son reportedly tried to set a car and motorbike on fire after an argument over his drug habit.
Another son who heard about the incident came over to the house, had an argument with his father and tried to set the house on fire.
When he was stopped from doing this, he attacked his father instead.
The father was doused with petrol and set on fire.
The older man was reported to have suffered burns to about 50% of his body.
Other family members and relatives who were in the house helped put out the fire and rushed the man to a nearby hospital.
He was later transferred to the Taiping General Hospital for emergency treatment. Police reports have been lodged over the case.
> While support shown by the Indian community for students who scored well in the recent UPSR examination was welcomed, those who did not do so well should also be supported and guided, reported Makkal Osai.
The success of Tamil school students academically and in international competitions in the last few years has made the community proud.
But many students were also left behind, said Tenggaroh state assemblyman K. Raven Kumar.
“Students who did not fare well in the exam must be given extra guidance and attention during the next stage of their schooling,” said Raven.
Students who were not good in their studies should be encouraged to explore technical or vocational skills training, he added.
> A 14-year-old girl shocked her teachers and classmates by giving birth in her school in Hyderabad, India, on Saturday, reported Malaysia Nanban.
She reportedly went to the toilet on the third floor of the school by herself after realising she was about to go into labour.
The girl was discovered in the midst of delivering the baby by her classmates and they then informed the teachers at the school who up to that point had been unaware that the teenager was pregnant.
She safely delivered the baby with the help of the teachers.
Police who investigated the matter said the girl’s mother had died some time ago.
She lives with her father, a manual labourer, and her elder sister, who is a sex worker.
The teenager became pregnant after she was sexually assaulted by one of her sister’s regular customers.
The sister allegedly knew of the rape and the resulting pregnancy.
Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man for rape.
Web Source: The Star
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