{
  "id": 15351338,
  "title": "Woman remanded for four days over discovery of headless baby’s body in Terengganu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woman-remanded-for-four-days-over-discovery-of-headless-babys-body-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128484/woman-remanded-for-four-days-over-discovery-of-headless-babys-body-in-terengganu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 23-year-old woman has been ordered by a Magistrate to remain in custody for four days to aid police investigations into the discovery of a baby's headless body in Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia. The woman was arrested on Saturday and the remand order, issued by Magistrate Nur Athirah Hashim on Sunday, is valid until October 21. She was apprehended at 3:30pm on Saturday. The case falls under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which prescribes penalties including imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both. The body parts were discovered by a woman washing clothes behind her house at the Taman Perumahan Padang Setengge housing estate. The remains consisted of an arm and both legs. A post-mortem at the Forensic Unit of Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu revealed the baby had died over 24 hours prior to being found.",
  "summary": "A 23-YEAR-OLD woman has been remanded for four days to assist police investigations into the discovery of a baby’s headless body at Taman Perumahan Padang Setengge in Hulu Terengganu on Friday. The remand order, effective from Sunday until Oct 21, wa...",
  "key_points": [
    "23-year-old woman remanded for four days",
    "Headless baby's body parts found in Terengganu",
    "Investigation aided by woman's arrest"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Woman arrested after headless baby found in Terengganu drain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woman-arrested-after-headless-baby-found-in-terengganu-drain",
        "published": "2026-10-18T00:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Woman arrested after baby’s body found in Kuala Berang drain missing head, hand; gender unknown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woman-arrested-after-babys-body-found-in-kuala-berang-drain-missing",
        "published": "2026-10-18T01:21:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Woman remanded four days over baby's body found in Terengganu drain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woman-remanded-four-days-over-babys-body-found-in-terengganu-drain",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:45:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}