{
  "id": 13035079,
  "title": "Police question eight in Kuantan polytechnic student murder probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/police-question-eight-in-kuantan-polytechnic-student-murder-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:52:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1551220/police-question-eight-kuantan-polytechnic-student-murder-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUANTAN: Police have questioned eight individuals in the murder investigation of 19-year-old student M. Elisa Jonova, who was found dead in her rented room at a polytechnic in Jalan Air Putih on October 6. According to Pahang acting police chief Datuk Azry Akmar Ayob, those questioned included the victim's housemates and the owner of the premises. Among those questioned were three of the victim's friends. The investigation is ongoing, and additional individuals may be questioned if necessary. The male suspect, who alerted police to the incident, has been remanded until October 12 to assist with the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. The victim was allegedly strangled following an argument with her boyfriend.",
  "summary": "KUANTAN: Police have recorded statements from eight people in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Polytechnic student in Jalan Air Putih here on Oct 6.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "published": "2026-10-09T02:54:50.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-10-09T03:08:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/remand-extended-six-days-for-student-suspected-of-killing-irene-sofiya",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:18:37.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/irene-sofiya-murder-police-cite-rejected-advances-as-suspected-motive",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:22:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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