{
  "id": 16713950,
  "title": "RM1,000 per attack? Perak police arrest three teens over arson, paint-splashing cases across four states",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rm1-000-per-attack-perak-police-arrest-three-teens-over-arson-paint",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:36:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/27/rm1000-per-attack-perak-police-arrest-three-teens-over-arson-paint-splashing-cases-across-four-states/240767"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three 19-year-old men have been arrested in Penang by Perak police for a series of arson and paint-splashing attacks on homes across four states, with the police stating that suspects were offered RM500 to RM1,000 per incident. The arrests were made in Penang between 5pm and 9pm on October 22, and the police believe they have solved nine vandalism cases. The three suspects, all college students, had no prior criminal records and admitted to carrying out the attacks after being contacted on WhatsApp by an unidentified person who offered payment. The police are currently investigating two additional cases in Taiping.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Kano: Three remanded over alleged kidnapping, murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kano-three-remanded-over-alleged-kidnapping-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-26T15:17:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}