Man nabbed for allegedly sodomising 21 tahfiz pupils

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly sodomising 21 male pupils at a tahfiz in Kuantan, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The man, a regular sponsor of the school, was picked up by police after a teacher lodged a report.

The suspect, 41, is also alleged to have sodomised some boys more than five times each. He is also suspected of forcing the victims, aged 14 to 17, to perform oral sex on him.

The suspect will be remanded until March 19.

> A girl in China died from cerebral infarction after using her smartphone for 20 hours non-stop during a train ride, China Press reported.

Cerebral infarction is an area of necrotic tissue in the brain resulting from a blockage or narrowing in the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the brain.

The girl, identified only as Ah Lan, was travelling from Henan to Guangzhou, a 1,421km journey, for work.

After alighting, she appeared weak and started drooling before she lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital.

Doctors confirmed that she died from a serious blood clot in the brain after sitting in the same position for long hours with her head tilted while using her phone.

> A two-year-old girl died of suffocation after her mother left her in the car for four hours in Lukut, Port Dickson, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The girl’s mother, who is a teacher, was driving to work and took her along.

However, she forgot to take the victim out of the car and only remembered about her daughter during recess.