{
  "id": 11834026,
  "title": "16-year-old girl found dead at Yong Peng school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/16-year-old-girl-found-dead-at-yong-peng-school",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T03:26:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/04/16-year-old-girl-found-dead-at-yong-peng-school"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 16-year-old Form Four student was discovered deceased at Yong Peng Secondary School in Batu Pahat, Johor, on the afternoon of the day in question. Her grandmother discovered her after realizing the student had not returned home from a tuition class around 5:30pm, according to a report by Harian Metro. The young girl was reportedly found unconscious in the school hall, covered in dried blood stains, according to the information released by the police. Johor Deputy Police Chief Hoo Chuan Huat appealed for the public and media to grant the authorities leeway to investigate the incident, emphasizing that they were still amassing information and that it was premature to confirm any specifics. He further stated, as reported by Astro Awani, that they were in the process of gathering information and could not confirm whether the rumors were true or false.",
  "summary": "The student is believed to have been found by her grandmother, who went to the school after she did not return home after tuition class.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "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": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:47:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
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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."
}