{
  "id": 15070272,
  "title": "NST COURT WATCH: School tragedies, fatal crashes and child abuse [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/nst-court-watch-school-tragedies-fatal-crashes-and-child-abuse-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1557174/nst-court-watch-school-tragedies-fatal-crashes-and-child-abuse-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: A 16-year-old student was charged with the murder of a classmate at a school in Batu Pahat, Malaysia. In Kota Baru, a teacher faced trial on negligence charges after a crash that killed a student and injured another. A 24-year-old motorist denied causing the death of a five-year-old child through reckless driving in Kuala Lumpur. In Kota Kinabalu, an inquest heard testimony from 83 witnesses in the case of an 13-year-old who died. In Johor Baru, a man was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for the abuse and death of a three-year-old child in his care. Najib Razak's bid to reduce his 15-year jail sentence and fine for the 1MDB case was rejected by the High Court.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The deaths of young people featured prominently in court proceedings this week, from the murder of a 16-year-old girl by her classmate to a student killed in a crash on school grounds and a five-year-old girl killed in a six-vehicle pile-up.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "NST COURT WATCH: School tragedies, fatal crashes and child abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/nst-court-watch-school-tragedies-fatal-crashes-and-child-abuse",
        "published": "2026-10-16T23:00:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "WATCH: Authorities: Fatal alligator attack in Winter Garden, Florida",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/watch-authorities-fatal-alligator-attack-in-winter-garden-florida",
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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."
}