{
  "id": 10426369,
  "title": "Lover held over disposal of baby born to student at her hostel toilet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lover-held-over-disposal-of-baby-born-to-student-at-her-hostel-toilet-10426369",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/28/lover-held-over-disposal-of-baby-born-to-student-at-her-hostel-toilet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 24-year-old mechanic from Kuala Terengganu has been held for four days in connection with the disposal of a baby born to a 19-year-old student at her hostel toilet in Dungun. The police chief in Dungun, Nik Ab Halim Nik Mat, revealed that the student first gave birth to the infant in the hostel toilet around 5pm on September 9 without realizing she was pregnant. The baby subsequently died soon after its birth. The distraught student is believed to have hidden the baby's body in her locker, unbeknownst to her roommate. She then reached out to her boyfriend, the mechanic, to discreetly bury the remains. The mechanic, arrested at Jalan Pantai Teluk Lipat, Dungun, was detained at the Dungun police station yesterday at 6pm but was subsequently released on police bail due to health concerns. The student was also held at the police station before being released on bail. Police magistrate Ng Yan Ni granted the remand under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which pertains to the concealment of a child's birth by secretly burying or disposing of the body.",
  "summary": "Dungun police chief Nik Ab Halim Nik Mat says the mechanic has been remanded for four days to assist in investigations.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lover held over disposal of baby born to student at her hostel toilet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lover-held-over-disposal-of-baby-born-to-student-at-her-hostel-toilet",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:53:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}