# Girl with Cerebral Palsy Loses RM1m Suit

> Teen with disability loses RM1m lawsuit after school chair incident.
- Title: Girl with Cerebral Palsy Loses RM1m Suit · Malay Mail
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: cerebral palsy, shah alam, rm1m, school incident, legal appeal, malaysian government, special education, news, world, Girl, Cerebral, Palsy
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/18/girl-with-cerebral-palsy-in-shah-alam-loses-rm1m-suit-over-school-chair-pulling-incident-family-to-appeal/235701
- Published: 2026-09-18T19:46:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cerebral palsy, shah alam, rm1m, school incident, legal appeal, malaysian government, special education, news, world
## 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
## Key takeaway

Teen with cerebral palsy lost RM1m lawsuit after falling at school when chair was pulled by peer, family plans appeal.