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View all search resultsAlleged bullying death of 16-year-old renews fears of school violence
Suprapto said the victim identified only as MI was then instructed to sit on a chair near the classroom wall. Shortly afterward, a classmate identified only as S allegedly punched the victim three times.
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A school boy squats while holding his head in his hands in this undated illustration of childhood bullying. (Courtesy of/Shutterstock)
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he death of a junior high school student in Lumajang, East Java, following him allegedly being bullied by his classmate has renewed scrutiny of government efforts to tackle school violence.
The 16-year-old student, identified only by his initials MI, died on June 24 after undergoing treatment for several days at Haryoto General Hospital.
According to MI's older brother, Ahmad Dani, the death of the teenager followed a month after he was allegedly assaulted by a classmate at SMP PGRI Sukodono Junior High School.
"Post-mortem examination showed that the cause of death was a blunt-force injury to the head, and the doctors said the injury had occurred some time ago," Dani said on Tuesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
MI's family filed a police report with the Lumajang Police on June 23, one day before the 16-year-old died.
Lumajang Police spokesperson Second Insp. Suprapto said investigators had designated MI's classmate, identified only by the initial S, as a child in conflict with the law, the juvenile equivalent of a criminal suspect.
According to Suprapto, the alleged assault took place on May 18 after S told MI to pick up trash beneath his desk.
