All three accused, aged between 16 to 17, entered the plea after the charge was read to them before magistrate Syahrul Sazly Md Sain.

Sentencing has been fixed for Dec 29 pending their probation reports.

In the same court, another senior student, Muhammad Muaz Zainul Abidin, 24, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. The court also fixed Dec 29 for re-mention.

They were jointly accused of intentionally inflicting injury on the two students, aged 10 and 12, in a dormitory of a tahfiz centre in Hulu Langat here at 7.30pm on Oct 31.

The charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same code carries a maximum one-year jail term or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both upon conviction.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Nurul Husna Amran asked for bail for each of the juvenile offenders to be set at RM4,000, and RM5,000 for Muhammad Muaz. All the accused, who were not represented, pleaded for lower bail.

The court granted bail at RM1,000 for each of the three juvenile offenders while Muhammad Muaz was allowed a bail of RM1,500 in one surety.