Overbearing ‘joke’ identified as possible motive in UPNM bullying case, says KL top cop

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An overbearing "joke" or a gag gone wrong has been identified as a possible motive behind the alleged bullying and abuse of a Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) cadet, according to Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/ezPz8  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An overbearing joke has been identified as a possible motive behind the alleged abuse

00:07case involving a University Pertahanan National Malaysia cadet.

00:12After attending a talk on sexual crimes and online scams in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, City

00:18Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Rusti Mohamad Issa told the media that the incident was

00:23spontaneous and not motivated by bullying.

00:26He said police investigation revealed that the alleged victim, a junior cadet, and his

00:32senior were talking during the incident, with one asking if the other had tried placing

00:37an iron on the chest.

00:39He said police found no elements of revenge or fighting, and no other parties were involved.

00:44He said police believed that it was a joke gone wrong, but stressed that such an action

00:49was dangerous and should not happen.

00:52The police said their investigation is nearly completed, and they had recorded statements

00:56from 16 individuals, including cadet officers, coaches and roommates.

01:02The investigation paper has been referred to the Attorney General's Chambers, but authorities

01:07are still awaiting the medical report on the junior cadet.

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