Family, political leaders and classmates gather to mourn school stabbing victim in solemn farewell

Family, political leaders and classmates gather to mourn school stabbing victim in solemn farewell



Mother of the late Yap Shing Xuen, Wong Lee Ping (centre), is seen flanked by family members during her daughter’s wake ceremony at Nirvana 2, Kuala Lumpur today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Thursday, 16 Oct 2025 8:31 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — A heavy silence filled the hall as family members, classmates and friends gathered to pay their final respects to 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, who died in a stabbing incident at her secondary school.

At her wake service held at Nirvana Center Kuala Lumpur, the mood was sombre and serious.

By 3pm, a group of media personnel had congregated outside the ceremonial hall where Yap’s body was lying in repose.

A lone sign placed outside the hall read, “Media, photography and video recording are strictly prohibited.”


Wreaths from various well-wishers, including political parties such as DAP and MCA, lined the exterior hallway.

Inside, Yap’s body rested in an open casket as Buddhist nuns led those present in prayer recitals.

Later, several leaders from DAP also arrived to pay their last respects.


They included party adviser Lim Guan Eng, Members of Parliament Teresa Kok, Teo Nie Ching, Lim Lip Eng, Chong Zhemin and Yeo Bee Yin, as well as state assemblypersons Jamaliah Jamaluddin, Wong Siew Ki and Pua Pei Ling.

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh also dropped by later to pay their last respects.

Yap’s wake service will continue until Monday morning, when the funeral cortege will depart for the Nirvana Crematorium in Shah Alam for cremation.