SIX female students aged between 12 and 16 have been charged in the Children’s Court in Kota Kinabalu with rioting in connection with a viral social media incident involving students.
The teenagers pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus on Monday.
They were accused of being part of an unlawful assembly with a common intention to cause injury to a 13-year-old female student by using force outside the gate of a secondary school in Kota Kinabalu at about 8am on May 22.
The charge was framed under Section 147 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
The court fixed September 9 for pre-trial case management.
Each accused was granted bail of RM1,000 with a RM500 deposit, with either their father or mother required to act as surety.
The case will proceed with further court proceedings on the scheduled date. - July 20, 2026
