A 14-year-old male student collapsed and died during rugby training at his school in Telok Mas, Melaka, at about 6 p.m. on June 24 [1, 2, 3]. The boy had completed roughly 15 minutes of training and was sitting while listening to a coach's briefing when he suddenly experienced breathing difficulties and lost consciousness [1, 2, 3].
The victim lived in the school hostel and had no known history of illness or previous health complaints, according to reports [1, 2, 3]. His grand-uncle, 64-year-old Yahya Endut, who raised the boy since childhood, said he was shocked by the incident. "I was informed that the victim had only been training for about 15 minutes before he stopped to rest," Yahya told the media. "He was sitting and listening to the coach’s briefing before suddenly experiencing breathing difficulties and losing consciousness" [1].
Yahya added, "While the victim was seated, he suddenly collapsed and had difficulty breathing. As soon as we received the information, our family rushed to the school. We were shocked because he had never suffered from any illness" [3].
Datuk Rahmad Mariman, chairman of Melaka's State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee, publicly confirmed the incident. He said, "The victim was a male student from a school in Telok Mas. He is believed to have collapsed during a briefing after rugby training before being confirmed dead" [2].
Acting Melaka Tengah police chief Superintendent Halim Abas also confirmed the case and said the police would issue an official statement soon [2, 3]. The boy’s body was sent to Melaka Hospital's Forensic Medicine Department for further examination [2].
Family members and school authorities responded rapidly, with the grand-uncle and relatives arriving at the school the evening of June 24 [1, 2, 3]. State education officials and police confirmed the incident on June 25 and announced upcoming official statements [2, 3].
