KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- The Selangor state government will provide counselling aid to students of the Bandar Utama secondary school, as they have faced trauma after their 16-year-old schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen was fatally stabbed there.

Selangor State Exco for Women Development and Social Welfare, Anfaal Saari, confirmed that counselling support will be provided for students at the school, to help them deal with the trauma.

"Yes, with the state education department, we have identified that the school has responsibility to ensure post-trauma, so regarding psychosocial help, YB Jamaliah's office will also provide assistance, counsellors and so on to help students.

"Because according to records, although the school's total number of stude...