{
  "id": 15143756,
  "title": "Family wants death in custody reclassified as murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/family-wants-death-in-custody-reclassified-as-murder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1557458/family-wants-death-custody-reclassified-murder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A group of 80 people, including family members of Noorizwan Zulkefly, have gathered at Bukit Aman to demand the death in custody of their loved one be reclassified as murder. Noorizwan, 42, died in police custody on October 1 after being arrested on September 20 and held for 11 days. His family claims they were never informed of his arrest or detention, and that he was only informed of his death 18 hours after it occurred. A post-mortem examination revealed extensive injuries consistent with blunt force trauma to the head, severe skull swelling, brain haemorrhage, and other internal injuries. The family has requested the preservation of all evidence related to the case and regular updates on the investigation's progress.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Family rejects cops’ claim they followed SOPs in death in custody case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/family-rejects-cops-claim-they-followed-sops-in-death-in-custody-case",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}