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Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity
The killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.
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A Malaysian teenage boy charged with the high-profile murder of a female schoolmate has been acquitted, with the judge finding the boy was mentally unsound during the incident.
He had fatally stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in a toilet at their secondary school on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
The killing of the 16-year-old girl had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.
He will stay at the hospital until he is deemed fit to be released back to society, and would likely be subject to yearly assessments.