Police Confirm 16-Year-Old Armed With ‘Kapak’ At Sarawak School

Police have confirmed that the 16-year-old student at the Kuching school was carrying a kapak (hatchet) and firecrackers, following an earlier news report that mentioned a penknife.

The Rakyat Post Fernando Fong · News & blogs · 2 hr ago

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A 16-year-old student at a Sarawak school was found to have brought a kapak and firecrackers, not a penknife, according to police.

The police corrected an earlier report about the weapon used in the attack.
Social media users disputed the initial report, citing video evidence of an axe.
Authorities are removing violent footage of the incident online.

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A school attack in Kuching, Sarawak, took an unexpected turn on Wednesday (21 Oct) when Acting Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Saifullizan Ishak confirmed that the 16-year-old student had smuggled a kapak (hatchet) and firecrackers into Tunku Putra-HELP International School.

This clarifies an earlier news report by a news outlet that cited the police as saying the weapon was a penknife.

Prior to the police statement, social media users had immediately expressed disbelief at the initial penknife narrative.

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Published: October 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC
By: Fernando Fong
Section: Malaysia
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