About two weeks ago, it was reported that a Form 2 girl had attempted suicide because her teacher accused her of stealing her iPhone 6.
The girl, Vasanthapiriya, was reprimanded in front of her classmates by her teacher before she was confined in the counselling room at her school for an interrogation by three teachers. It was reported that she was also allegedly hit by one of the teachers.
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After that, she was brought home by the teacher and her husband to confront the parents. However, Vasanthapiriya had reportedly stayed in her room the whole time the teacher and her husband were talking to her parents.
On that same day, when her parents returned home at night from settling matters outside with the couple, they had called out for their daughter but there was no response. So, when they went to check up on her in her room, they found her suspended from a shawl, along with a handwritten suicide letter. The letter reaffirmed that she had not taken the phone and that she loves her teacher a lot.
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Fortunately, when her father found her, she was still alive. She was later admitted to Seberang Jaya Hospital. Sadly, after being in a coma for a week, she finally took her last breath on 1st February 2018. Needless to say, her family and her loved ones were all devastated by the news as well as many Malaysians.
Source: Malay Mail Online
However, a new report has now emerged, which may likely jeopardise Vasanthapiriya’s innocence.
According to NST, a CCTV footage that was obtained from SMK Methodist Nibong Tebal showed that Vasanthapiriya had indeed taken the device. Apparently, the teacher had seen the CCTV footage and then confronted her about the issue, to which Vasanthapiriya had still insisted that she had not stolen the phone. Although the police had confirmed the emergence and validity of the CCTV footage, they had refused to comment further on the matter.
Source: GM Fernandes
“We call for calm and for people to wait for the inquest proceedings,” the sources said.
Prior to this, the police department had completed three investigation papers on the matter and handed them to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s office for further action. However, the papers were returned to the police seeking for further information.
As of now, the police are not able to share further information with the public yet, so we can only wait until more updates surface.
[Update] According to MMO, the police are unable to verify the CCTV footage due to its low quality and hence, Vasanthapiriya cannot be confirmed as the culprit. “We need the forensics expert to further enhance to see who it is. So until then we cannot comment.”
We wish the deceased’s family our deepest condolences.
Also read: Form 2 Girl Brain Dead in Attempted Suicide After Teacher Accused Her of Stealing
