{
  "id": 6116187,
  "title": "Siblings among 4 charged with murdering man at oil palm plantation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/siblings-among-4-charged-with-murdering-man-at-oil-palm-plantation-6116187",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/07/siblings-among-4-charged-with-murdering-man-at-oil-palm-plantation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four men, including two brothers, were charged in a Malaysian court with the murder of Badaruddin Nayan at an oil palm plantation on August 23. The accused are Bakri Mahidin, 37, his younger brother Muhamadariff Mahidin, 26, Iekram Zaki, 29, and Firdaus Che Mustafa, 36. The men, who held various occupations as general labourers, a security guard, and a car washer, were accused of killing Nayan between 1.30pm and 3pm on the same day. The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code in conjunction with Section 34, carries a potential death penalty or 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan. The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Nur Hazwani Noor. Lawyer Durratul 'Ain Mahmud Morshidi acted as amicus curiae to address the medical needs of two of the accused, Iekram and Bakri, who require hospitalization during the trial, which is anticipated to be prolonged. The court refused bail to the accused and set November 15 for the next hearing.",
  "summary": "They are accused of murdering a 30-year-old man in Sungai Petani, Kedah, on Aug 23.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Siblings among 4 charged with murdering man at oil palm plantation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/siblings-among-4-charged-with-murdering-man-at-oil-palm-plantation",
        "published": "2026-09-07T07:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}