A Form Two student of SMK Batu Maung here had a swollen left leg and forehead after he was beaten up by seven senior students outside the school today.
The boy's father, P.Chandran, said his son, C.Katheventhiran, 14, was walking towards the school after buying food at a nearby stall when the incident occurred at about 1pm.
"When he was just about to enter the school compound for a Tamil tuition class, the group called out to him and when he approached them, they punched and kicked him mercilessly," he told reporters after lodging a report at the Bayan Lepas police station here.
Chandran said his son was lucky that a food seller operating nearby came to his aid.