Beware: If you don't come to school, your teacher will punch you

A junior secondary school student near Klang was injured when a teacher punched on the mouth on Thursday. As a result he had broken and swollen lips and had difficulty with eating.

He was punched by the teacher after he could not adequate explanation why he was absent from school for 10 consecutive days early last year.

Her auntie told press, the student returned home on the day he was punched with his school shirt and tie bloodied. She claimed her nephew was already punished for the same offence when he was caned. She could not understand why the teacher had to punch him when he was already punished.