{
  "id": 6724855,
  "title": "Newborn’s body found in Dungun hostel locker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/newborns-body-found-in-dungun-hostel-locker-6724855",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:56:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/11/newborn-s-body-found-in-dungun-hostel-locker"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Dungun, a 19-year-old student is accused of hiding her newborn baby's body in a hostel locker following her delivery at the institution's toilet. Police were alerted to the grim discovery at 10.48pm on the previous day. The infant, believed to have been born at eight months' gestation, had reportedly died shortly after birth. The student is said to have wrapped the baby in cloth, placed it in a bag, and concealed it within a hostel locker. The mosque's management informed the institution that the student had sought assistance for the baby's burial, leading to the police intervention. Upon arrival, officers gathered witness statements and examined the scene with the help of the forensic unit. The infant's body was subsequently delivered to Dungun Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The investigation is currently underway under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which pertains to the concealment of birth.",
  "summary": "A 19-year-old student is believed to have given birth and hidden the body in the locker while attempting to arrange for the baby's burial.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-11T03:10:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}