{
  "id": 8866978,
  "title": "Man charged with assaulting wife, allegedly pressing knee on her neck in Batu Pahat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/man-charged-with-assaulting-wife-allegedly-pressing-knee-on-her-neck",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1537567/man-charged-assaulting-wife-allegedly-pressing-knee-her-neck-batu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Batu Pahat, a 49-year-old grocery shopkeeper has been charged with allegedly assaulting his 45-year-old wife by pressing his knee onto her neck, causing her to struggle for breath and suffer pain in her neck and hands. The incident occurred at a house in Tongkang Pechah on September 17 at 12.45am. The man, a father of five, pleaded not guilty to causing hurt to his wife under Sections 323 and 326A of the Penal Code. The woman was found lying on a bed and subsequently received medical treatment at Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital. Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno granted the accused bail of RM4,000, with the condition that he report to a police station every 22nd of the month. The court also ordered the accused not to have any contact or interference with his wife until the case is concluded.",
  "summary": "BATU PAHAT: A 49-year-old grocery shopkeeper was charged in the magistrate’s court with allegedly pressing his knee on his wife’s neck, leaving her struggling to breathe.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Stray dog fears persist in Batu Pahat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/stray-dog-fears-persist-in-batu-pahat",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:23:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}