{
  "id": 6731832,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T08:39:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/11/newborns-body-found-in-dungun-hostel-locker-police-investigating/234844"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dungun police are investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a newborn baby's body hidden in a hostel locker, according to reports. A 19-year-old female student is accused of giving birth in a toilet at an educational institution on September 9 and subsequently concealing the baby's remains. The baby, believed to have been born at eight months of gestation, was found dead at the time of its discovery. Police received a report of the baby's body at 10.48pm on September 10 and launched an investigation. The student allegedly wrapped the baby in cloth, placed it in a bag, and stored it in a hostel locker. The mosque management informed the institution that the student had requested assistance for the baby's burial. Police have recorded statements from witnesses and examined the scene with the help of the Forensic Unit. The body was delivered to Dungun Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The case is being investigated under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which pertains to the concealment of a birth.",
  "summary": "DUNGUN, Sept 11 — A 19-year-old student allegedly hid her newborn baby’s body in a hostel locker after givin...",
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        "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"
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      {
        "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-6732789",
        "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."
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