{
  "id": 16003795,
  "title": "Court rejects closed-door trial bid in Bandar Utama school stabbing lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/court-rejects-closed-door-trial-bid-in-bandar-utama-school-stabbing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:11:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1561264/court-rejects-closed-door-trial-bid-bandar-utama-school-stabbing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today dismissed an application for a civil lawsuit over the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old girl by her schoolmate in Bandar Utama to be heard entirely behind closed doors, ruling that the case should remain open to public scrutiny.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court rejects bid for closed trial in civil suit over Bandar Utama murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/court-rejects-bid-for-closed-trial-in-civil-suit-over-bandar-utama",
        "published": "2026-10-22T04:10:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}