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  "id": 14355643,
  "title": "Court of Appeal overturns RM1.1mil award in Ivana Smit case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-of-appeal-overturns-rm1-1mil-award-in-ivana-smit-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:32:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/14/court-of-appeal-overturns-rm1-1mil-award-in-ivana-smit-case"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that ordered the government and police to pay RM1.1 million in damages to the mother of Dutch model Ivana Smit, who died in 2017 after falling from a 20th-floor condominium unit. The Court of Appeal's three-member bench set aside the damages, interest, and mandatory orders, stating that the police do not owe a private law duty of care to individual complainants or their relatives. The court also ruled that the High Court erred in treating negligence and misconduct as independent causes of action without satisfying legal requirements for liability against public authorities. The decision has been met with disappointment by Smit's mother's legal representative, who stated that while judicial precedent is important, the courts must still hold public authorities accountable for negligent actions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court of Appeal overturns RM1.1mil award in Ivana Smit case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-of-appeal-overturns-rm1-1mil-award-in-ivana-smit-case-14361176",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:32:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Court of Appeal overturns RM1.1mil award to Ivana Smit's mother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-of-appeal-overturns-rm1-1mil-award-to-ivana-smits-mother",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:33:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Appeals court quashes RM1.1m damages over Ivana Smit death probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/appeals-court-quashes-rm1-1m-damages-over-ivana-smit-death-probe",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:28:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Court of Appeal overturns RM1.1m damages award to Ivana Smit’s mother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-of-appeal-overturns-rm1-1m-damages-award-to-ivana-smits-mother",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:52:00.000Z"
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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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