# Malaysian boy acquitted of schoolgirl’s murder on grounds of insanity

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- BBC News, 2026-09-14 08:58 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce87qzrz7p8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A Malaysian teenager has been acquitted of fatally stabbing 16-year-old schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen in a school toilet after a judge found he was mentally unsound at the time. He will remain in a psychiatric hospital for treatment until deemed fit to return to society. The case prompted debate over social media’s effects on children.