Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi died at 2.06pm 26/4/2017(Friday) at Hospital Sultan Ismail in Johor Bahru.......Thaqif was admitted to Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) on Wednesday for
injuries to his legs after he was allegedly beaten by the assistant
warden of the religious school he was attending....On Friday, HSI doctors amputated his legs in a bid to prevent
infection...
PRESS RELEASE
It is Time to Abolish Corporal Punishment
The
Malaysian Bar is deeply saddened by the death of 11-year-old Mohamad
Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi. We are appalled by the circumstances that led
to his tragic death.
Questions have now been raised about the proper supervision and oversight of tahfiz schools in general, given that they fall outside the scope of the Ministry of Education. The issue of employment of suitable staff who are adequately qualified and trained, and have the appropriate temperament to work with children, also needs to be addressed.
The
tragic and untimely demise of Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi leads to
the question of whether it is time to abolish all forms of corporal
punishment. It is, at the very least, a cruel and inhumane punishment
and, in this young boy’s case, very likely constituted excruciating pain
and even torture.
It should be noted that the amendments to the Child Act 2001, brought into force on 1 January 2017, have done away with the offence of caning of children by the civil courts. It is time to extend this abolition to other courts, schools and even private homes, as caning can so easily be — and has indeed been — abused. The death of even one child as a result of corporal punishment is one too many.
The Malaysian Bar extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi.
George Varughese
President
Malaysian Bar
1 May 2017
Source: Malaysian Bar Website
PETALING JAYA: The 11-year-old who slipped into a coma after undergoing surgery to amputate both his legs has died.
Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi died at 2.06pm at Hospital Sultan Ismail in Johor Bahru.
“He may have died due to his unstable heart condition,” Thaqif’s aunt Dzuraidah Ahmad told FMT when contacted.
Thaqif was admitted to Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) on Wednesday for injuries to his legs after he was allegedly beaten by the assistant warden of the religious school he was attending.
On Friday, HSI doctors amputated his legs in a bid to prevent infection to tissues and blood cells in his body. The following day, though, he lapsed into a coma.
Doctors later found that his right hand had turned black due to a bacterial infection and blood clots had started to form on his left shoulder. They informed his family that his arm had also turned necrotic.
Thaqif had been due for further surgery to amputate his right arm this morning. However, it was postponed as the condition of his heart was not stable.
The assistant warden was arrested at his home in Felda Lok Heng Barat, Kota Tinggi last Saturday, following a police report lodged on April 18 by Thaqif’s mother.
His remand order was due to expire today, but it was extended for another three days until Saturday to facilitate the probe into the case.
Dzuraidah previously told The Star that Thaqif had complained to his mother about the beatings and also wrote in his diary about how the abuse had started last month.
“Dear Allah, please open my parents’ hearts to allow me to transfer to another school because I cannot stand it anymore. Please, Allah, make my wishes come true,” the daily quoted from one of Thaqif’s diary entries, as related by his aunt. - FMT News, 26/4/2017
Abused tahfiz student Thaqif dies
His aunt says it may have been due to his unstable heart condition.
PETALING JAYA: The 11-year-old who slipped into a coma after undergoing surgery to amputate both his legs has died.
Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi died at 2.06pm at Hospital Sultan Ismail in Johor Bahru.
“He may have died due to his unstable heart condition,” Thaqif’s aunt Dzuraidah Ahmad told FMT when contacted.
Thaqif was admitted to Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) on Wednesday for injuries to his legs after he was allegedly beaten by the assistant warden of the religious school he was attending.
On Friday, HSI doctors amputated his legs in a bid to prevent infection to tissues and blood cells in his body. The following day, though, he lapsed into a coma.
Doctors later found that his right hand had turned black due to a bacterial infection and blood clots had started to form on his left shoulder. They informed his family that his arm had also turned necrotic.
Thaqif had been due for further surgery to amputate his right arm this morning. However, it was postponed as the condition of his heart was not stable.
The assistant warden was arrested at his home in Felda Lok Heng Barat, Kota Tinggi last Saturday, following a police report lodged on April 18 by Thaqif’s mother.
His remand order was due to expire today, but it was extended for another three days until Saturday to facilitate the probe into the case.
Dzuraidah previously told The Star that Thaqif had complained to his mother about the beatings and also wrote in his diary about how the abuse had started last month.
“Dear Allah, please open my parents’ hearts to allow me to transfer to another school because I cannot stand it anymore. Please, Allah, make my wishes come true,” the daily quoted from one of Thaqif’s diary entries, as related by his aunt. - FMT News, 26/4/2017
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