{
  "id": 9491836,
  "title": "Elderly man fined RM4,000 for molesting teenage girl in lift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/elderly-man-fined-rm4-000-for-molesting-teenage-girl-in-lift",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:05:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1540025/elderly-man-fined-rm4000-molesting-teenage-girl-lift"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 85-year-old man, Yong Lip Fook, was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate's Court in Georgetown for molesting a 16-year-old girl in a lift at a flat in Air Itam on September 17. The court imposed an additional eight months in prison if he failed to pay the fine, citing the offense under Section 354 of the Penal Code. The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Danial Amir Saad, while the defence was represented by lawyer Sharmila Shanthini Mogan. The accused, who was a heart patient suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, had cooperated with the court and pledged not to reoffend. His child paid the fine after it was imposed.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}