{
  "id": 17632310,
  "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-17632310",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/01/angry-customer-smashes-atms-after-failing-to-withdraw-cash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 38-year-old man became enraged when he was unable to withdraw cash from an ATM and subsequently vandalized five banking machines, injuring a young man in the process. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday at a bank in Sarikei. Aswandy Anis, the Sarikei district police chief, stated that the suspect was intoxicated at the time of the crime and admitted to his actions. He fled the scene by driving a Toyota Hilux against traffic and crashing into a road divider in Jalan Masjid Lama. A 21-year-old man suffered severe injuries to his left hand when he was struck by the suspect with a parang while trying to intervene. The 38-year-old suspect later surrendered at the Sarikei police station, and the police seized a Toyota Hilux and a parang from the scene. The suspect tested positive for drug use.",
  "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."
}