{
  "id": 3742809,
  "title": "High Court orders retrial for man convicted of sexually assaulting 3 children in Sibu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/high-court-orders-retrial-for-man-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:54:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Borneo Post Online",
    "slug": "borneo-post-online",
    "url": "https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/08/27/high-court-orders-retrial-for-man-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-3-children-in-sibu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SIBU (Aug 27): A man previously sentenced to 27 years in prison and six strokes of the cane by the Mukah Sessions Court for physically sexually assaulting three children had his convictions and sentences set aside by the High Court here yesterday. Judicial Commissioner Alvin Leong ruled that there were incurable defects in the original [...] The post High Court orders retrial for man convicted of…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Alleged use of children in election campaign not a ground to set aside victory, CM Vijay tells Madras High Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/alleged-use-of-children-in-election-campaign-not-a-ground-to-set",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:34:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}