{
  "id": 10914680,
  "title": "Man remanded in Melaka over alleged attempts to kidnap 2 children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/man-remanded-in-melaka-over-alleged-attempts-to-kidnap-2-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/30/man-remanded-in-melaka-over-alleged-attempts-to-kidnap-2-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka authorities have remanded a 36-year-old man in connection with two alleged child kidnapping attempts in Taman Ayer Molek. The suspect tested positive for marijuana and has a prior criminal record for sexually assaulting a child, according to Melaka Tengah police chief Halim Abas.\n\nIn the first incident, the naked suspect sneaked into a parked vehicle at around 8pm, and when the vehicle's owner saw the man, he shouted for his 10-year-old son to exit the car. The complainant dragged the suspect out of the vehicle, but the man resisted, and only managed to be apprehended after calling the police, though he managed to escape.\n\nThe second incident occurred when the suspect attempted to snatch a phone from a married couple's wife and grab their two-year-old daughter. The complainant struggled with the suspect, and members of the public aided in holding the suspect until police arrived. Halim Abas stated that the suspect had previously assaulted a silat teacher with a bottle at Kampung Ayer Molek, causing injury to the teacher's face and head.",
  "summary": "The 36-year-old suspect, who was naked, had sneaked into a car occupied by a 10-year-old boy in one of the incidents.",
  "key_points": [
    "36-year-old man remanded in Melaka for alleged child kidnapping attempts.",
    "Suspect tested positive for marijuana and has prior sexual assault conviction.",
    "First incident involved sneaking into parked vehicle to abduct 10-year-old son."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Man remanded in Melaka over alleged attempts to kidnap 2 children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/man-remanded-in-melaka-over-alleged-attempts-to-kidnap-2-children-10920413",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:16:00.000Z"
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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."
}