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Girl with Cerebral Palsy Loses RM1m Suit
Teen with disability loses RM1m lawsuit after school chair incident.
In brief
Teen with disability loses RM1m lawsuit after school chair incident. Teen with cerebral palsy lost RM1m lawsuit after falling at school when chair was pulled by peer, family plans appeal. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
Court Dismisses Lawsuit
High Court dismissed RM1 million lawsuit filed by teen with cerebral palsy and parents.
“The suit was filed by a girl with cerebral palsy and her parents over an incident in which she fell after a fellow student allegedly pulled away a chair as she was about to sit on it at a school in Shah Alam on October 12, 2023 when she was 12”
Incident Details
Teen fell after peer pulled chair at school in Shah Alam on October 12, 2023.
“She fell after another pupil allegedly pulled away a chair at a school here in 2023”
Court Ruling
Plaintiffs failed to prove negligence and causal link for injuries.
“The plaintiffs had failed to prove the negligence and causal link required between the alleged shortcomings in supervision and care and the injuries or additional suffering claimed”
Supervision Shortcomings
Teacher acknowledged divided attention between pupils with different needs.
“The first defendant had acknowledged that she was the only teacher present at the time and that her attention was divided between two groups of pupils with different needs”
Legal Costs
Plaintiffs ordered to pay RM10,000 in legal costs.
“The court ordered the plaintiffs to pay rm ten thousand in costs to all six defendants”
Defendants
Six defendants: three teachers, headmistress, Ministry of Education, Malaysian Government.
“The suit was filed by the teenager’s father against six defendants: three teachers, headmistress, ministry of education, and the malaysian government”
Family Response
Family plans appeal, emphasizes need for special supervision.
“We disagree and believe there has been an error. We will file an appeal as soon as possible, as some arguments were not emphasised or stated by the judge”
Previous Complications
Teen suffered spinal injuries from fall, complications for nearly a year.
“In august 2024, media reported that the teenage girl had suffered for almost a year from complications arising from spinal injuries after she fell when a friend pulled away the chair she was about to sit on”
At a glance
Teen with cerebral palsy lost RM1m lawsuit after falling at school when chair was pulled by peer, family plans appeal.
