KUALA LUMPUR: Physical bullying accounted for 72 per cent of the 61 complaints received by the Anti-Bullying Tribunal involving primary and secondary school pupils nationwide since its establishment on June 16.

Of the 61 complaints recorded between June 16 and Oct 8, 44 involved physical bullying, followed by seven involving emotional or psychological bullying and six involving verbal bullying.

Two complaints involved verbal or language-based cyberbullying, while social bullying and social cyberbullying accounted for one complaint each.

No complaints involving emotional or psychological cyberbullying were recorded during the period.