{
  "id": 13685676,
  "title": "Kelantan Syariah Court confirms divorce after man stabs wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/kelantan-syariah-court-confirms-divorce-after-man-stabs-wife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:20:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1553145/kelantan-syariah-court-confirms-divorce-after-man-stabs-wife"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA BARU: Kelantan Syariah High Court has confirmed a cerai taklik divorce after determining the defendant had violated his conditional divorce decree by stabbing his wife six times on October 5. Judge Mohd Anwan Ab Muttalib delivered this verdict following a one-hour hearing where the 47-year-old defendant admitted his actions. The court found the man guilty under Section 50 of the Kelantan Islamic Family Law Enactment 2002, which governs divorce through taklik or conditional agreements made during marriage. Anwan ruled in favor of the plaintiff, stating that the husband inflicted physical harm on his wife, violating the terms of their marriage. The defendant is currently in police custody after being remanded on October 6 to aid in the investigation of the incident that occurred in Kampung Padang Lepai. The 44-year-old plaintiff, a nurse, filed for divorce on September 21, while the defendant was unrepresented.",
  "summary": "KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Syariah High Court today confirmed a cerai taklik after ruling that a man had breached his conditional divorce pronouncement by stabbing his wife six times on Oct 5.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kelantan Syariah Court confirms cerai taklik divorce",
    "Defendant stabbed wife six times on October 5",
    "Husband violated conditional divorce decree"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}