M'sian girl, 16, stabbed to death in school: Her mum pens note of anguish after boy, 15, acquitted

The mother of the 16-year-old girl, who was stabbed to death by a boy a year younger than her at a Malaysia school in 2025, penned a note of anguish on social media on Sep. 14, 2026.

This was after the boy, 15, accused of the killing on Oct. 14, 2025, was acquitted with conditions by the High Court judge.

The boy was ordered to be detained and treated at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak at the pleasure of the Sultan of Selangor.

Single mother

The mother, who goes by Aapple Wong on Facebook, described her late daughter, Yap Shing Xuen, as a sensible and disciplined child, who was blossoming into a young woman with a bright future.

However, all that was taken away in an instant as a result of a senseless act of violence.

Wong's post revealed that she raised two daughters by herself as a single parent.

The deceased girl was the younger child.

Wong wrote: "Shortly after my daughter was born, my marriage came to an end. When my daughter was two years old, I ended my marriage."

As a working mother, the two girls were taken care of by their grandparents.

Wong would only spend weekends with her children.

And these ordinary moments are what she knows she will not experience again, which fuels her anguish.

Wong wrote:

Every weekend, we also arrange a family dinner.

To me, those seemingly ordinary days are the happiest moments of my life.

Back then, I never thought that these ordinary days would one day become the days I miss the most, but can never return to.

Left with no direction in life

The demise of her daughter has left her directionless, Wong admitted.

She wrote: "After my daughter left, I felt like my life suddenly lost its direction. I'm still living. Still eating, sleeping, working. But the most important place in my heart is always empty."

"Every time I think of her, I can't help but cry. Sometimes I don't even know who to tell this pain to," she continued.

Learn to live with the pain

Wong said others have tried comforting her by saying that time will pass and she will feel better gradually.

However, Wong replied: "Some pain don't disappear just because time passes. It's just that we slowly learn to live with this pain."

Her post also highlighted the crushing blow of hearing the news of her daughter's sudden passing:

Oct. 14, 2025, will be the darkest and most unacceptable day of my life.

That day, I suddenly received the news of your death.

At that moment, I completely collapsed.

I couldn't believe it.

I couldn't accept it either.

I worked hard all my life, worked hard to earn money, worked hard to support this family, and desperately wanted to give you a better life.

I always thought that as long as I worked a little harder, and worked a little harder, my child would grow up safely.

I thought there was still a lot of time in the future.

I thought you would grow up.

Finish your studies.

Find a job you like.

Achieve your dreams.

And then one day, you will really come back to be a stay-at-home mom.

But...

All of this suddenly disappeared.

After working so hard for so many years, I finally realised that what I wanted was never a life of great wealth.

I only wanted my child to grow up safely.

Provided whatever she could for daughters

Wong's post also revealed the athletic and academic proclivities of Yap.

The mother wrote: "She has also tried snorkeling, rock climbing, and even skydiving. She is actually a very brave child."

"Whenever I get a bonus, as long as my financial situation allows, I take them on a trip abroad," the mother added.

Her daughter enjoyed badminton and volleyball, which she trained hard at despite getting bruised.

Wong would take her daughter for training previously, but did not think much about it at the time.

On hindsight, she realised her daughter was resilient.

The girl also never let sports affect her studies.

Over time, Yap developed a very self-disciplined and sensible personality, Wong wrote.

The girl helped with household chores since she was five years old, the post said.

As a child, she never demanded anything and even took care of her own tuition by finding her own tutors later on, the mother revealed.

Wong wrote: "I know I'm not a very wealthy mother, but I always tell myself: 'As long as I have the ability, I will do my best to make the children happy and give them a childhood free of lack of love.'"

Wong also said her daughter had wanted to go into accountancy and financial management.

But all she has now are the "precious memories" of her late daughter, which she cherishes the most, the mother said.