2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire

2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire
Date14 September 2017
Time5:10 AM (MST)
LocationKampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates3°10′08″N 101°43′58″E / 3.1688°N 101.7328°E / 3.1688; 101.7328
TypeFire accidents classified as murder[1]
CauseArson that was set by outsider drug addicts after they were taunted by students in the madrasa for entering the areas to abuse drugs[2][3]
MotiveRevenge[4][5]
Deaths23
Non-fatal injuries5
Suspects7
ConvictedMuhammad Adli Shah Bin Mohd Yusry and Muhammad Arif Firdaus Bin Juraini
Charges23 counts of murder under section 300(d) of the Penal Code
VerdictGuilty (Muhammad Adli Shah Bin Mohd Yusry), not guilty (Muhammad Arif Firdaus Bin Juraini)
Convictions23 counts of murder under section 300(d) of the Penal Code
SentenceDetention at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The 2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, which occurred at around 5:10 am on 14 September 2017, where a fire broke out at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur resulted in 23 of the madrasa residents (comprising 21 students and two teachers) killed, while five others were reportedly injured.[6][7]

Based on the investigations, there was a quarrel between the madrasa boarders and a group of seven teenage boys who entered the area to abuse the drugs they purchased, prompting them to burn the building. All of the seven troubled teens were expelled from school following numerous serious discipline offences. Further causes were including a firework assault against them by the same teens and a quarrel over who will use the futsal court between two parties.[8]

  1. ^ Muzliza Mustafa (16 September 2017). "Tahfiz school blaze also a murder case, says KL police chief". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ Abdul Hakim Rahman; Hafiz Marzukhi (16 September 2017). "Akibat ejek-mengejek, pusat tahfiz dibakar" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Malaysia school fire: Seven youths arrested over blaze were 'mocked by students', police say". ABC. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa (16 September 2017). "Dendam sampai bakar tahfiz" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. ^ Nadirah H. Rodzi (16 September 2017). "Malaysia religious school fire motivated by revenge, seven teenagers arrested". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ Rozanna Latiff; A. Ananthalakshmi (14 September 2017). "Boys 'cried from barred windows' as Islamic school blaze kills 23 in Malaysia". Reuters. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ Salhan K. Ahmad; King Chai Woon; Sandi Sidhu (14 September 2017). "21 children, 2 adults killed in fire at Malaysian school". CNN. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. ^ Roslan, Faisza (18 September 2017). "Gara-Gara Berebut Gelanggang Futsal, Mangsa Kebakaran Tak Sempat Merasa Pindah Tempat Baru". SAYS (in Malay). Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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