Junior High School Student Attacked By Friends In South Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra, Police Intervene

MEDAN - Videos of junior high school students beating up in South Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra were shared on social media. The victim was abused by his own friend.

The persecution took place in an open field in South Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra, Wednesday, March 9.

In the video, the victim is seen sitting on the ground resigned to his head being hit by the perpetrator. The victim was continuously beaten until he fell on the ground in a prone position in a faint and his white shirt was also exposed. The action was allegedly carried out by 2 people and was witnessed by 8 people.

The head of the South Labuhanbatu Regency Education Office, Sutan Harahap, when confirmed by reporters, confirmed the incident. This matter has been reported by the parents and is now being handled by the Labuhanbatu Police.

Meanwhile, the Education Office, said Sutan, carried out physical and traumatic recovery in collaboration with the South Labuhanbatu Regency Child Protection Agency (LPA) to accompany the victims.

"We are currently focusing on recovering from traumatic events that occurred to children. No action has been taken against the perpetrators because the investigation is still in progress", said Sutan, Friday, March 11.

Sutan said the incident was outside of school and study hours. Therefore it is beyond the control of the school to carry out supervision.

"Currently an investigation is being carried out on the incident by the Resort Police, no action has been taken against the perpetrators because the investigation is still in progress", said Sutan.

For this incident, Sutan appealed to all schools in South Labuhanbatu to monitor their students closely. He hopes that such incidents will not happen again in South Labuhanbatu Regency.

This incident allegedly occurred because of a trivial matter between the victim and the perpetrator.