The government contended that the actions of the seven Orang Asli children who went missing from a boarding school in Pos Tohoi, Gua Musang, nearly eight years ago had led to their deaths and injuries.

In a summary of the statement of defence against the six negligence suits by the families of the seven children - of whom only two survived the ordeal in 2015 - the federal government and eight other defendants contended that the incident and its fallout were fully or partly caused by the negligent acts of the students.

The defendants listed...