{
  "id": 11686239,
  "title": "Boy survives five-hour surgery after brutal stray dog attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/boy-survives-five-hour-surgery-after-brutal-stray-dog-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1546941/boy-survives-five-hour-surgery-after-brutal-stray-dog-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 8-year-old boy, Azuar Firdaus Zuraiman, survived a brutal attack by five stray dogs that required five hours of surgery. The incident occurred on Thursday at Pantai Kuala Kemasin. Azuar's father, Zuraiman Mahmod, 47, recounted how his son was playing at the beach with relatives around 9am when the attack began. A group of stray dogs chased them, causing Azuar to fall before they bit his head and neck. My son managed to get up and kick the animals before running towards the water, which stopped the attack momentarily. A worker who happened to be nearby brought Azuar to a nearby food stall where his father was running a business. Zuraiman Mahmod said this was the second stray dog attack in the area in two years. A fisherman had previously been injured by stray dogs. Azuar's father said he had never expected one of his children to be a victim. The boy underwent surgery from 1pm to 5pm at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZII) in Kota Bharu and is now in stable condition. Bachok district police are investigating the incident.",
  "summary": "BACHOK: An 8-year-old boy underwent five-hour surgery after he was seriously injured in an attack by five stray dogs at Pantai Kuala Kemasin here last Thursday.",
  "key_points": [
    "8-year-old Azuar Firdaus Zuraiman survives brutal dog attack.",
    "Surgery lasts five hours at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II.",
    "Incident occurs at Pantai Kuala Kemasin, Kota Bharu."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}