{
  "id": 14113478,
  "title": "Teacher denies negligence charges over fatal school SUV crash in Kota Bharu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/teacher-denies-negligence-charges-over-fatal-school-suv-crash-in-kota",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T03:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128286/teacher-denies-negligence-charges-over-fatal-school-suv-crash-in-kota-bharu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 57-year-old teacher, Sakinah Ismail, has pleaded not guilty to charges of causing the death of a Form One student and negligently endangering another student through her Honda HR-V in a school SUV crash in Kota Bharu in April. The charges, under Section 304A and 336 of the Penal Code, carry penalties of up to two years' imprisonment and a fine, or both. Sakinah's defence attorney argued that her client had cooperated with the investigation, had no prior criminal record, and was receiving commendations for her service. The court set bail at RM2,000 with one surety, and the next hearing is set for December 6.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Teacher faces two charges over student's death in Kota Baru school compound crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/teacher-faces-two-charges-over-students-death-in-kota-baru-school",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Teacher claims trial to negligent homicide in Kota Bharu school accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/teacher-claims-trial-to-negligent-homicide-in-kota-bharu-school",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:34:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}