Zara would have been in permanent coma had she survived, says dad
Mahathir Hashim testifies that a physician told him this when he visited his daughter at the emergency unit of Queen Elizabeth Hospital last year.
Zara Qairina Mahathir, a 13-year-old girl, tragically passed away on July 17 last year after being discovered unconscious near a drain at her school hostel in Sabah. Her father, Mahathir Hashim, testified before the Kota Kinabalu coroner's court that Zara would have been in a permanent coma if she had survived. The coroner heard testimony from Mahathir about his painful observations at the hospital.
Upon arriving at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 16, he found his daughter critically injured, with a blood-soaked pillow, a fractured leg, and potential brain damage evidenced by a softening of her upper neck. Mahathir expressed concern over the lack of his consent for a post-mortem examination and his desire to see the inquest conclude without falsehoods. Zara's death is now under formal investigation by the coroner.
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