{
  "id": 17629614,
  "title": "Angry customer smashes ATMs after failing to withdraw cash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/angry-customer-smashes-atms-after-failing-to-withdraw-cash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/01/angry-customer-smashes-atms-after-failing-to-withdraw-cash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At approximately midnight on Saturday, a 38-year-old man caused significant damage to several banking machines at a bank in Sarikei. According to Sarikei district police chief Aswandy Anis, the suspect, who was reportedly intoxicated, damaged two ATMs, two cash deposit machines, and a cheque deposit machine using a parang. The man's actions were driven by anger after he failed to withdraw cash from an ATM.\n\nWhen a young man attempted to intervene and stop the suspect, he was injured by the parang. The 21-year-old victim suffered severe injuries to his left hand. The suspect fled the scene, driving a Toyota Hilux against traffic, before colliding with a road divider in Jalan Masjid Lama.\n\nUpon surrendering to the Sarikei police station, the suspect tested positive for drugs. The Toyota Hilux and the parang used in the vandalism were seized as evidence.",
  "summary": "Police say five banking machines were vandalised and a 21-year-old man was injured when he tried to stop the suspect.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}