fourth grader at the Fathia Islamic School in Sukabumi, West Java, was buried on Saturday after being fatally injured by a collapsing piece of furniture at her school.
Nine-year old Zhafarina Jenita Muldani died en route to the Hermina Hospital in Sukabumi on Friday.
Sukabumi Deputy Mayor Ahmad Fahmi, who attended the funeral, expressed his hope that schools would pay greater attention to safety.
“The victim’s family and the school management have agreed not to pursue the matter,” Fahmi said, as quoted by kompas.com.
Witnesses said Zhafarina had been hit on the head by a collapsing board holding the school magazine. Zhafarina had apparently been playing near the board and was seen shaking it. “When she was shaking the board, made from bamboos and thin plywood, it fell on her head,” said Fadlan, a school friend of Zhafarina’s.
The school’s security officer, Yayan Sepudin, said he saw Zhafarina with blood on her head after the incident had happened.
The school could not be reached for comment. (evi)
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