Banting: The father of a female student who was stabbed at a school here yesterday has urged the public to refrain from making any speculation and to leave the investigation to the police. Mohd Firuz Ibrahim, 43, said he is aware of the allegations circulating online involving a list of alleged targets, which reportedly included his daughter's name, purportedly written by the female suspect who was her former classmate last year.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Mohd Firuz expressed that he does not wish to comment further and prefers to let the police carry out their investigation. He mentioned that the letter in question cannot be verified and emphasized that his daughter is not a bully. He stated that his daughter is always accompanied by either him or her mother when she leaves the house and has never gone out on her own with friends. Mohd Firuz dismissed the claims of bullying, stating that they are unlikely as his family does not know the suspect's family, and his daughter has never mentioned the suspect. He described his daughter as a quiet person who only speaks when necessary.
Mohd Firuz also conveyed his willingness to cooperate with the police if investigations reveal elements of bullying, expressing openness to meeting the suspect's family. He mentioned that his daughter is expected to be discharged from the hospital in about a week, depending on her recovery progress. His 15-year-old daughter remains traumatised but is in stable condition after undergoing four hours of treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to remove blood from her lungs.
Expressing his anguish, Mohd Firuz said, "As a father, it is heartbreaking to see my child in this state. We have never even hit her, even a minor wound would already hurt, let alone being stabbed." He hopes that this incident serves as a lesson and that appropriate measures will be implemented, especially in schools, suggesting that there should be proper screening at school entrances before anyone is allowed to meet teachers and students.
Earlier, the suspect in the school stabbing case was remanded for four days starting today. Mohd Firuz, when met yesterday, stated that his daughter sustained injuries to her lungs and suffered 16 stab wounds.