KAJANG, Aug 6 — Two 13-year-old boys, both in Form One at a secondary school, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court today to a charge of slapping a classmate at a shopping mall.
They made the plea after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Fatin Dayana Jalil.
Since the accused, who were accompanied by their parents, are minor offenders, the proceeding was held in camera.
The court set September 18 to hear the probationary report on the two boys by the Social Welfare Department (JKM) before sentencing them.
The accused were jointly charged with behaving indecently by slapping the victim, who is also 13 years old, in a public place to disturb the peace at a shopping mall, at 11am on Wednesday (July 30).
They were charged under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
The boys, represented by lawyer Lee Tee Kiat, were allowed bail of RM500 each with one surety.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Nur Alia Safri appeared for the prosecution.
