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A High Court judge rules the trial can proceed in open court in line with public interest, while ordering the boy, parents, and litigation representative to be anonymised across court documents. 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court,citing public interest  \nNST 23(0·202G PG(2  \nKUALA LUMPUR:The civil suit revealing the boy'sidentity couldover the fatal stabbing of16-year-expose him to harassment andold Yap Shing Xuen at a school inpsychological distress,potential-Bandar Utama will be heard inly affecting his education and fu-open court.ture.  \nHigh Court judge Datuk P.Anand,in rejecting an applica-tion to hold the entire proceed-ings behind closed doors yester-  \nHowever,he said the protectioncould be achieved without shut-ting the entire hearing to the pub-lic.  \nday,ruled that thepublic interest inscrutinising the caseoutweighed the needto exclude the me-dia,provided thatthe identities of theteenage boy and hisfamily were protect-ed.  \n\"The identity of D1  \ncan be protected  \nwithout such an ex-  \ntreme measure,\"he  \nsaid.  \nThe court ordered  \nthe identities of the  \nboy,his parents and  \nhis litigation repre-  \nsentative to be  \nanonymised in all  \nHe said the suitraised broader ques-tions about whethergovernment officers  \ncourt documents.  \nThe boy's lawyers  \nmay also apply for  \nspecific witnesses or  \nand ministries had  \nYap Shing Xuen  \nfulfilled their duty of  \nportions of their tes-  \ncare to ensure students'safety,including addressing mentalhealth issues.  \ntimony to be heard in camera ifthe evidence is likely to revealtheir identity.  \nYap was stabbed to death by aschoolmate at a school in BandarUtama last year.  \n“While the child must be pro-tected,I see no reason for a totalban on reporting.There will bebenefits to the public in knowingwhat transpires,and in the judg-ment.”  \nIn the civil suit,her familynamed the boy,his parents andseveral government agencies asdefendants,alleging that the au-thorities had failed to take ad-equate measures to address men-tal health issues and ensure stu-dents'safety.  \nAnand said the case was notsolely about the boy,who is thefirst defendant,but also con-cerned the policies and systemsgoverning student safety.  \n\"Essentially,it is a claimagainst the relevant officers andministries concerning its policiesand systems.”  \nThey also claimed that theboy's parents hadaresponsibilityto take reasonable steps to pre-vent their son from harming oth-ers.  \nThe judge acknowledged that","cbCainh32aHV5Kbs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainh32aHV5Kbs","pdf",209212,"English","# Identities to be protected\n## Trial heard in open court\n## Anonymisation order and protections\n## Mental health and student safety","[{\"question\":\"Why did the family seek to protect the boy’s identity?\",\"answer\":\"The civil suit argued that revealing the boy’s identity could lead to harassment and psychological distress, affecting his well-being and education.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the High Court judge decide about holding proceedings behind closed doors?\",\"answer\":\"The judge rejected the request for the entire proceedings to be heard behind closed doors, saying public interest outweighed excluding the media as long as identities were protected.\"},{\"question\":\"How are identities protected if the trial is heard in open court?\",\"answer\":\"The court ordered the boy, his parents, and his litigation representative to be anonymised in all court documents, and noted in-camera options for testimony if evidence would reveal identity.\"}]","IDENTITIES TO BE PROTECTED - Judge allows trial to be heard in open court | PDF"]