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  "id": 11816284,
  "title": "Three male students held over death of Form Four girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/three-male-students-held-over-death-of-form-four-girl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T01:47:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1547210/three-male-students-held-over-death-form-four-girl"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three 16-year-old male students have been arrested in connection with the death of a Form Four girl whose body was discovered in a school hall in Yong Peng, Batu Pahat. The girl, Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, was found dead by her grandmother after she failed to return home. The students, who all attend the same school as the victim, were detained several hours after the body was discovered. Police are treating the case as a murder investigation, and one of the arrested students is expected to appear in the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court this morning to seek a remand order.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pelajar perempuan ditemui meninggal dunia di sekolah di Yong Peng",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/pelajar-perempuan-ditemui-meninggal-dunia-di-sekolah-di-yong-peng",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johor police confirm investigating Yong Peng student’s death, public asked to refrain from spreading unverifiable information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/johor-police-confirm-investigating-yong-peng-students-death-public",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:45:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Police probe possible murder of Form Four student found dead in Yong Peng school",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/police-probe-possible-murder-of-form-four-student-found-dead-in-yong",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : JPNJ Urged To Fully Cooperate In Probe Into Form Four Student’s Death In Yong Peng",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/general-jpnj-urged-to-fully-cooperate-in-probe-into-form-four",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:57:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Murdered Yong Peng student dreamed of becoming doctor like late mother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/murdered-yong-peng-student-dreamed-of-becoming-doctor-like-late-mother",
        "published": "2026-10-04T03:09:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}