{
  "id": 12573202,
  "title": "Jealousy believed to be motive in strangled student's murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/jealousy-believed-to-be-motive-in-strangled-students-murder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1549697/jealousy-believed-be-motive-strangled-students-murder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early hours of the morning, the lifeless body of a 19-year-old student was discovered at a rented house in Bentong, Pahang. Police speculated that jealousy may have driven the act of violence, as the suspect had grown resentful upon learning the victim had engaged in a romantic relationship with another man.\n\nThe 19-year-old suspect from Perak admitted to the authorities that he had strangled the victim, providing a confession that would later be confirmed by a post-mortem examination. The post-mortem revealed that the manner of death was strangulation, resulting in asphyxiation.\n\nThe victim, hailing from Kedah, had been residing in the rented house with several friends, all of whom were students. The suspect, who was previously acquainted with the victim but had since left his studies, arrived at the property a week prior to the murder.\n\nAzry Akmar Ayob, the Pahang acting police chief, reported that the suspect had been remanded in custody until October 12th. His urine test came back negative, indicating no presence of drugs or alcohol in his system, and his mental state was found to be normal at the time of apprehension.\n\nFollowing the post-mortem examination at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, the victim's body was returned to her family for burial in her hometown. The matter had been reported to the media by the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.",
  "summary": "BENTONG: Jealousy is believed to be the motive for the murder of a 19-year-old student found dead after an argument with her boyfriend at a house in Jalan Air Putih yesterday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}