SONG: A student management assistant has been taken into custody for allegedly throwing a wooden chair at a seven-year-old girl, causing an injury to her head.
The incident occurred around 7pm during a night class at a primary school in Nanga Nansang, Terkalit, here on Wednesday.
Song district police chief Rowney Michael Jalak said the suspect, 35, is believed to be under the influence of alcohol while he was supervising the study session that night.
“The suspect noticed that the students were making noises. He told them to keep quiet but they ignored him.
“Unable to control his anger, the suspect took a chair and threw it at the students, hitting one of them,” he said.
Rowney added that the victim suffered a bump on the head, which was noticed by her grandfather two days later.
“The incident was related by the victim to her grandfather (complainant) after she returned from the hostel on Friday,” he said.
The complainant took the victim to the Song health clinic for treatment before making a police report the same day.
“Based on the information, police have detained the suspect to assist in investigation,” Rowney added.
