Eight years ago, seven Orang Asli students ran away from a boarding school anf got lost in a dense forest for 47 days, and only two were found – barely alive and badly emaciated.
The government has agreed to a RM1.41mil settlement for the case, which saw the children, from SK Tohoi in Gua Musang, run away from the school hostel in August 2015 as they feared punishment.
After almost 50 days of an extensive search and rescue operation, only Norieen Yaakob, then 11, and Miksudiar Aluj, then 12, were found alive on the riverbank of Sungai Perias on Oct 9. According to lawyer Siti Kasim, the RM1.41mil settlement was agreed on after discussions between government representatives and the family’s lawyers outside of court just before the trial.
Siti, who was supposed to be the trial’s first witness, said the settlement included RM60,000 in legal costs as well as another RM160,000 from insurance companies.
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