{
  "id": 17413134,
  "title": "Mother, child get 2-day remand as police probe stray dog operation assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/mother-child-get-2-day-remand-as-police-probe-stray-dog-operation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T13:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1567801/mother-child-get-2-day-remand-police-probe-stray-dog-operation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muar police have initiated investigations into a mother and her 52-year-old son following an alleged assault on an enforcement officer during a stray dog operation. According to Muar police chief Assistant Commissioner Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz, the pair, aged 24 and 52, are under investigation for obstructing a public servant and using criminal force against a public servant, both under Section 186 and 353 of the Penal Code respectively. The incident is said to have taken place at around 5:45 am two days ago in Taman Bintang Emas, Bukit Pasir, when the enforcement officers were engaged in an integrated operation to catch stray dogs. The suspects have been remanded for a two-day period at the Muar Magistrate's Court to aid the ongoing investigations.",
  "summary": "MUAR: Police have opened two investigation papers into a mother and her child over the assault of a Muar Municipal Council (MPM) enforcement officer during an operation to catch stray dogs.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mother and 52-year-old son investigated for assaulting officer.",
    "Incident occurred during stray dog operation in Taman Bintang Emas.",
    "Suspects remanded for two days to aid ongoing investigations."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}