{
  "id": 6696805,
  "title": "Baby's body found in hostel locker in Dungun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/babys-body-found-in-hostel-locker-in-dungun",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:10:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1530302/babys-body-found-hostel-locker-dungun"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old student gave birth in a hostel toilet at an educational institution in Dungun, Malaysia. The baby, believed to be around eight months old, was found in a locker after the student's body was discovered by mosque management. Police suspect the student suffered a miscarriage before giving birth. The baby was wrapped in cloth and placed in a bag before being kept in the locker. Police are investigating the incident under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing a birth.",
  "summary": "DUNGUN: A 19-year-old student gave birth to a baby boy, believed to have been about eight months’ gestation, in a hostel toilet at an educational institution on Wednesday night.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Newborn’s body found in Dungun hostel locker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/newborns-body-found-in-dungun-hostel-locker",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:56:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Newborn’s body found in Dungun hostel locker, police investigating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/newborns-body-found-in-dungun-hostel-locker-police-investigating",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:39:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}