KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- The remand period for a 14-year-old male student detained to assist in the investigation of a stabbing at a secondary school in Bandar Utama here is set to expire tomorrow.

According to Utusan Malaysia, Petaling Jaya District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Shamsudin Mamat said the remand will be extended for a second time at the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court at 8am tomorrow.

He added that statements from 148 witnesses have been recorded so far to assist in the investigation.

"The investigation papers will be referred for the first time to the Deputy Public Prosecutor tomorrow for further instructions," he said in a statement.

Previously, the teenager was remanded for seven days after Magistrate Shahril...