{
  "id": 11929860,
  "title": "Yong Peng schoolgirl murder: Victim buried in Batu Pahat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/yong-peng-schoolgirl-murder-victim-buried-in-batu-pahat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:42:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1547626/yong-peng-schoolgirl-murder-victim-buried-batu-pahat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic incident, a Form Four student from Yong Peng is believed to have been murdered at her school. The victim's body, Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, arrived at her grandmother's residence in Kampung Parit Selamat at 6:30pm following a post-mortem examination at Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital. The funeral prayers were held at her grandmother's house and at the Kampung Parit Arshad mosque, drawing over 100 attendees, including relatives, acquaintances, and villagers. The 16-year-old suspect, held since 7pm the previous day, was granted bail for six days by the Batu Pahat magistrate's court. Police seized a mobile phone, clothing, and slippers during the suspect's arrest. The suspect was apprehended by a team from the Johor Criminal Investigation Department and the Batu Pahat CID, just hours after the incident was reported. The case is currently under investigation for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.",
  "summary": "BATU PAHAT: The Form Four pupil who was believed to have been murdered at a school in Yong Peng was laid to rest at the Kampung Parit Arshad Muslim cemetery, here.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Yong Peng schoolgirl murder: Victim buried in Batu Pahat [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/yong-peng-schoolgirl-murder-victim-buried-in-batu-pahat-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:42:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}