{
  "id": 13009488,
  "title": "‘I didn’t attack Nhaveen’: Accused tells High Court fight started with blow to friend’s face",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/i-didnt-attack-nhaveen-accused-tells-high-court-fight-started-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:45:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/09/i-didnt-attack-nhaveen-accused-tells-high-court-fight-started-with-blow-to-friends-face/238344"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "J. Ragesuthen, one of the four men accused of murdering T. Nhaveen in 2017, testified at the High Court that he was not involved in the attack on Nhaveen and his friend. According to Ragesuthen, the scuffle began when his friend, who was another accused, was hit by T. Previin with a helmet, causing Previin to pass out. Ragesuthen claimed that he and two other accused friends stopped the fight and helped carry the injured Previin to their home. He also denied mocking Nhaveen earlier at a burger stall and denying any involvement in the attack on Nhaveen at Padang Openg.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Oct 9 — One of the four men accused of murdering teenager T. Nhaveen nine years ago denied yesterday...",
  "key_points": [
    "Accused J. Ragesuthen denies involvement in Nhaveen's murder.",
    "Fight began when friend hit by T. Previin's helmet, causing Previin to pass out.",
    "Ragesuthen and others stopped fight, helped carry injured Previin home."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accused man's testimony shifts the narrative of the altercation, suggesting a more complex sequence of events and potentially altering perceptions of his role in the incident.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-10-09T00:50:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘I didn’t attack Nhaveen’: Accused tells High Court fight started with blow to friend’s face",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/i-didnt-attack-nhaveen-accused-tells-high-court-fight-started-with-13014041",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:45:29.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-09T03:08:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}