{
  "id": 16185502,
  "title": "Teacher hurt in axe attack at Kuching school discharged from hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/teacher-hurt-in-axe-attack-at-kuching-school-discharged-from-hospital-16185502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/23/teacher-hurt-in-axe-attack-at-kuching-school-discharged-from-hospital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A teacher was attacked with a hatchet at Tunku Putra-HELP School in Kuching, but has since been discharged from the hospital. The school expressed gratitude for the teacher's bravery and the swift actions of students. Counseling was provided to affected students, and the school pledged to review safety protocols with authorities. Enhanced security measures, including police presence, remain in place until the end of the school year. The 16-year-old suspect, who livestreamed the incident on social media and was carrying firecrackers, remains under police custody for investigation.",
  "summary": "Tunku Putra-HELP School praises the woman for her courage and composure, and the students who responded to the incident.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "MCMC investigates Facebook’s failure to block livestream of teacher attack in Kuching, says Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/mcmc-investigates-facebooks-failure-to-block-livestream-of-teacher",
        "published": "2026-10-23T11:44:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}