High School Student in NTT Faints After Being Assaulted by Teacher for Failing to Draw a Nerve Cell

A high school student, identified only as SMN (16), at a state high school in Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), was allegedly thrown by her teacher, Vince Aplugi, until she fainted. Police stated that the victim was thrown because she could not draw a neuron or nerve cell.

“The suspect allegedly assaulted the victim by using a bottle containing mineral water, pulling her hair, and throwing her onto a chair until she fainted and felt pain in her head and dizziness,” said the Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Belu Police, AKP Rachmat Hidayat, as reported by detikBali on Wednesday (February 25, 2026).

The incident occurred on Tuesday (February 24) at around 12:00 pm, when the victim was taking a biology exam in the classroom. During the exam, there was a question that required students to draw a nerve cell, but the victim and her friends were unable to do so.

According to Rachmat, Vince, who is a biology teacher, immediately hit SMN on the head with the bottle. After that, Vince gave the bottle to the victim.

The victim then threw it in the trash. Hearing the sound, Vince immediately asked who had thrown the bottle. SMN then admitted that she had thrown it.

After that, Vince immediately approached her, pulled her hair, and threw her onto a chair until she fainted and felt dizzy.

After the incident, SMN immediately went to the Belu Police to file a police report so that it could be processed according to applicable law. The police have conducted a medical examination on the victim.