{
  "id": 740429,
  "title": "I'm sorry for my actions, says boy accused of killing 16-year-old schoolmate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/im-sorry-for-my-actions-says-boy-accused-of-killing-16-year-old",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:03:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1510395/im-sorry-my-actions-says-boy-accused-killing-16-year-old-schoolmate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a 16-year-old schoolmate at a Bandar Utama school apologized for his actions at the High Court today. A psychiatric expert testified that the teenager had suffered from mental illness for five years without treatment, which the prosecutor said contributed to his deteriorating mental state. The boy's lawyer, Kitson Foong, said the teenager had chosen to give an unsworn statement, meaning he would not face cross-examination by the prosecution.",
  "summary": "SHAH ALAM: The 15-year-old boy accused of murdering a 16-year-old student at a Bandar Utama school apologised for his actions at the High Court here today.",
  "key_points": [
    "15-year-old boy apologizes for killing 16-year-old schoolmate",
    "Psychiatric expert says teen suffered mental illness for five years",
    "Lawyer Kitson Foong says unsworn statement avoids cross-examination"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accused teenager's apology and decision to forgo cross-examination suggest a strategy focused on mitigating his culpability, potentially linking his actions to his untreated mental illness.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}