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  "id": 14581343,
  "title": "Irene Sofiya murder: Classmate to be charged today [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/irene-sofiya-murder-classmate-to-be-charged-today-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:23:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1555788/irene-sofiya-murder-classmate-be-charged-today-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Form Four student will be charged in the magistrate's court today with the murder of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, who died at a secondary school hall in Yong Peng on October 3. According to the e-Judiciary system, the 16-year-old boy, a classmate of Irene Sofiya, faces a charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. He is set to appear before magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno at 9am. Irene Sofiya, known affectionately as Fiya, was found unconscious and covered in blood at the school hall around 5:50pm. She had not returned home after her extra classes ended at 5pm. A friend discovered a motorcycle at the school, prompting a search that ended when the friend found Fiya inside the school hall. Police detained the boy at the time of the incident, who has been remanded since October 4, with his remand period due to end today.",
  "summary": "BATU PAHAT: A Form Four student will be charged in the magistrate’s court today with murdering 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal at a hall in a secondary school in Yong Peng on Oct 3.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Irene Sofiya murder: Classmate to be charged today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/irene-sofiya-murder-classmate-to-be-charged-today",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:23:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Form 4 student charged with killing Irene Sofiya in school hall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/form-4-student-charged-with-killing-irene-sofiya-in-school-hall",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:04:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Classmate charged with murder of Irene Sofiya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/classmate-charged-with-murder-of-irene-sofiya",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johor student charged with the murder of Form Four classmate Irene Sofiya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/johor-student-charged-with-the-murder-of-form-four-classmate-irene",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:39:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}