{
  "id": 17779625,
  "title": "Police record Penang assemblyman’s statement over alleged assault on wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/police-record-penang-assemblymans-statement-over-alleged-assault-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T10:04:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/02/police-record-penang-assemblymans-statement-over-alleged-assault-on-wife/241709"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Penang police have received a report from Penang assemblyman's wife alleging that she was assaulted by her husband at their family home on last Saturday. The Penang police chief, Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng, disclosed that the police are currently conducting further investigations into the incident. Under Section 323 of the Penal Code, an investigation paper has been opened. Police have recorded statements from four individuals, including the husband and wife involved. No arrests have been made at this stage. Lim confirmed that the police have taken appropriate action upon receiving the report and will seek medical confirmation on the alleged injuries sustained by the wife. He dismissed claims that the police had failed to take action on the report lodged by the assemblyman's wife.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Nov 2 — Penang police have confirmed receiving a report from the wife of an assemblyman who alleged t...",
  "key_points": [],
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        "published": "2026-11-02T07:58:17.000Z"
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  "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."
}