{
  "id": 14437494,
  "title": "Defence has ‘shifted’ with contradicting evidence, says prosecution in Nhaveen murder trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/defence-has-shifted-with-contradicting-evidence-says-prosecution-in-14437494",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:10:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/14/defence-has-shifted-with-contradicting-evidence-says-prosecution-in-nhaveen-murder-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The prosecution in the T Nhaveen murder case has presented a case seeking the conviction of four men, arguing that their defense has been shifting and contradicted itself. Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Amril Johari highlighted four main grounds for conviction, citing discrepancies between the defense's initial testimony and the accused's own statements. One of the accused, a teenager at the time, claimed he was beaten unconscious by Nhaveen's friend, T. Previin, during a fight, but this claim was raised as an afterthought. The prosecution also questioned the lack of a medical report supporting the accused's claims of severe injuries and the inconsistency in the number of individuals involved in the incident. The defense, led by lawyer Maanveer Singh Dhillon, argued that reasonable doubt remains regarding the circumstances of Nhaveen's death and injuries. They also disputed the prosecution's assertion that the injuries occurred at the scene of the fight, suggesting they might have happened after the accused were taken away. Justice Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid set November 16 for case management to allow the prosecution and defense to submit additional evidence before a final decision is made.",
  "summary": "DPP says they are seeking the conviction of all four accused on four main grounds.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "published": "2026-10-14T08:49:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Prosecution cites four grounds to convict four accused in T. Nhaveen murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/prosecution-cites-four-grounds-to-convict-four-accused-in-t-nhaveen",
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        "published": "2026-10-14T10:51:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Defence has ‘shifted’ with contradicting evidence, says prosecution in Nhaveen murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/defence-has-shifted-with-contradicting-evidence-says-prosecution-in",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:10:53.000Z"
      }
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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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