IPOH, MALAYSIA: A 13-year-old student was allegedly punched and kicked by his teacher who had accused him of stealing his handphone.

The student's father, S. Arrumugam, 48, has lodged a police report at the Sungai Siput police station on Friday, claiming his son was "violently" beaten up.

He also claimed that the school's assistant principal and discipline teacher had failed to stop the teacher from beating his son, Rasokumar.

Speaking here yesterday, Arrumugam said his son had complained of body aches and headache after he returned from school on Friday.

Rasokumar, a Form One student at SMK Methodist in Sungai Siput, had told him that he was hit on the head, kicked in the legs and punched in the face and ears several times by his teacher.

"According to my son, the teacher had forced him to confess that he had stolen the handphone before punching and kicking him.

"There are procedures to be followed before any punishment is meted out. This teacher crossed the line when he assaulted my son," said the factory supervisor.

He said if the teacher had suspected his son of stealing the handphone, he should have referred the matter to the principal.

"Instead, he took matters into his own hands.

"This is a violation of the school's disciplinary code."

Sungai Siput district police chief Supt Azman Salim said police were investigating the matter.

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