{
  "id": 1838916,
  "title": "Police arrest man suspected of setting 62-year-old Kepong lottery shop worker on fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/police-arrest-man-suspected-of-setting-62-year-old-kepong-lottery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/19/police-arrest-man-suspected-of-setting-62-year-old-kepong-lottery-shop-worker-on-fire/231844"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an attack on a 62-year-old woman who worked at a lottery outlet in Taman Pusat Kepong. The woman was doused with a liquid believed to be petrol and set alight at the premises on August 9. She suffered burns to about 50 per cent of her body.\n\nAccording to Sentul Police acting chief Supt Jasni Zolpa, police were alerted to the attack at about 8am and confirmed the arrest, with a press conference to be held later.\n\nThe second and third reports, from Punch Nigeria and Punch, are unrelated to the arrest in Malaysia and concern an arrest in Nigeria.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Police arrest man suspected of setting 62-year-old Kepong lottery shop worker on fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/police-arrest-man-suspected-of-setting-62-year-old-kepong-lottery-1844853",
        "published": "2026-08-19T01:03:24.000Z"
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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."
}