{
  "id": 2704342,
  "title": "Businessman charged with assaulting Vietnamese woman at KL club",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/businessman-charged-with-assaulting-vietnamese-woman-at-kl-club",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:08:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1517022/businessman-charged-assaulting-vietnamese-woman-kl-club"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur - A 36-year-old businessman has been formally charged with assault after allegedly attacking a Vietnamese woman at a club in the Wangsa Maju area earlier this month, according to authorities. The incident, which took place on August 4, has now led to the accused, Tan Zhie Yang, being charged at Jalan Duta court on August 13 under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.\n\nThe woman, Dao Thi Kim Tra, 28, reported the assault to police on August 6, alleging she was beaten in a VIP room, suffering injuries to her left eye, head, and stomach. She claimed one of the suspects threatened her with a gun. Initially, police detained one suspect before releasing him two days later. However, the case was referred to the deputy public prosecutor on August 11, with charges against Yang now formally issued.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman has been charged with voluntarily causing hurt to a Vietnamese woman who was allegedly assaulted at a club here earlier this month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Businessman charged with assaulting Vietnamese woman at KL club",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/businessman-charged-with-assaulting-vietnamese-woman-at-kl-club-2704573",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "KL Club VIP room turns into assault scene: Businessman charged after foreign woman alleges beating and gun threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/kl-club-vip-room-turns-into-assault-scene-businessman-charged-after",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:49:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}