Malaysian teen arrested after live-streaming axe attack on teacher in class

Malaysian police have arrested a 16-year-old student after he live-streamed an attack on a teacher with an axe at a private school in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak state.CCTV footage shows the teenager entering a classroom at around 7.50am on Wednesday, hitting the female teacher once with an axe before leaving.He re-enters through a second door and swings the axe at a student as others flee the room. As the teacher tries to intervene, he attempts to hack at her again but is subdued by two male students and has the axe taken away.Viral clips circulating online appear to show the teenager preparing for the attack inside a toilet with a mobile phone strapped to his head to live-stream the assault. Shaky footage believed to be from his live broadcast was briefly posted online before being taken down.A Reddit screenshot showing the attack at the school in Kuching, Sarawak state, Malaysia on Wednesday. Photo: RedditSarawak acting police commissioner Saifullizan Ishak said in a statement that officers received an emergency call at 8.03am telling Kuching district police that a student had brought firecrackers to school and injured a teacher with an axe.“The victim reportedly sustained a cut to her hand,” he said, as reported by local newspaper The Star.The student was arrested and is being held in the psychiatric ward of Sarawak General Hospital, according to the New Straits Times.Police are investigating the case under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon, as well as Section 6(1) of the Explosives Act 1957 regarding the possession of explosives.