Former Kelantan Kafa teacher gets RM2,000 fine for kicking Year Five pupil in face during class

Former Kafa teacher Abdullah Mustakim (centre), 33, was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Krai, Kelantan on September 23, 2026 for kicking a Year Five pupil in the face, causing injuries. — Bernama pic

First Published: Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026 2:54 PM MYT

KUALA KRAI, Sept 23 — A former Religious and Fardu Ain Class (Kafa) teacher was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for kicking a Year Five pupil in the face, causing injuries to his gums.

Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid imposed the maximum fine, with a default of four months in jail, after Abdullah Mustakim, 33, pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to the pupil in a classroom at a school here at about 2.30 pm on Oct 23, 2024.

Abdullah was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum prison term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mazlinda Mohd Nor prosecuted, while Abdullah, who now works as a labourer earning RM1,000 a month and supports a wife and three young children, was represented by lawyer Farazalila Fauzi from the National Legal Aid Foundation.

According to the facts of the case, the pupil’s mother was at a night market at about 5.15 pm on the day of the incident when her son told her that Abdullah had kicked him in the face during a Kafa class at the school.

The kick caused an injury to the pupil’s gums. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: Kafa is the abbreviation in Malay for Kelas Al-Quran dan Fardu Ain.