Police have launched an investigation into a case involving a group of students cyberbullying a peer on social media on a central island.
In a message to the media, the police stated that they are investigating the matter in collaboration with relevant authorities.
"The police, in coordination with relevant agencies, are investigating an alleged case of cyberbullying involving school students from an island in the Central Police Division targeting another student," the police statement read.
This marks the first time the police have investigated such a case. Previously, no incidents of online bullying had been subject to a formal police investigation.
The investigation comes amid circulating reports on social media regarding a group of students who allegedly created a fake account in the name of a student on a central island to facilitate the bullying.
Screenshots circulating online show that the account used for bullying even encouraged the victim to engage in self-harm.
