{
  "id": 19771525,
  "title": "Man charged with murder after 73-year-old's body found in Kepala Batas waterway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/man-charged-with-murder-after-73-year-olds-body-found-in-kepala-batas-19771525",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T06:50:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/13/man-charged-with-murder-after-73-year-olds-body-found-in-kepala-batas-waterway/243103"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kepala Batas, Malaysia, a 41-year-old man, S. Ganesan, has been charged with the murder of 73-year-old Haron Chua Abdullah, according to reports from the Magistrate’s Court on November 13. The alleged crime occurred between 2am and 4am on October 8, when the victim's body was discovered floating in a waterway near Kampung Permatang Pak Elong. Ganesan was brought before Magistrate Aini Adilah Muhammad Faizal, who read out the charge without receiving any plea from the accused. The charge is under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which mandates the death penalty or a sentence of between 30 and 40 years in prison, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction. Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Zhan Yi declined to grant bail, while Ganesan remained unrepresented. The court postponed the next hearing to December 18, allowing the prosecution to secure the post-mortem and chemical analysis reports.",
  "summary": "BUTTERWORTH, Nov 13 — A 41-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering a se...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Unemployed man charged with murdering elderly taxi driver in Kepala Batas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/unemployed-man-charged-with-murdering-elderly-taxi-driver-in-kepala",
        "published": "2026-11-13T05:16:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}