Inkues Zara: Ibu pertikai catatan diari berunsur benci terhadapnya

According to Zara Qairina Mahathir's mother, Noraidah Lamat, the young student has a habit of writing diaries mostly about her daily activities and friendships. (Picture from Facebook) In KOTA KINABALU, Noraidah contested the authenticity of certain diary entries containing negative emotional expressions directed towards her, and informed the Coroner's Court that she had never seen the primary school student produce such writing.

Noraidah stated that anyone could write such a passage. When questioned by Coroner's Officer Nahra Dollah about various diaries presented as exhibits, Noraidah disagreed that the entries included expressions of Zara Qairina's dislike for her. I do not agree with this, because I have never seen Zara Qairina's writing like this, she said when testifying before Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan at the inquest proceedings of the teenager's death.

When Nahra suggested that logically, no one else had a reason to write such words besides Zara Qairina, Noraidah disagreed, emphasizing that she knows her daughter and would not reject the possibility that the concerned diary entries were written by another individual. Quoted to the next entry, which contains her name and the sentence doesn't have to give birth to I do not agree that the concerned diary is Zara Qairina's emotional expression towards her, but acknowledges the use of harsh language in the writing.

When asked about the possibility of Zara Qairina's friends writing the diary, Noraidah said she had never been informed that some of them had problems or harbored resentment towards her. She also confirmed that Zara Qairina had a habit of writing diaries, mostly about friendship and daily activities. However, Noraidah said she had never read the diary containing negative emotional expressions towards her presented in the inquest.

Zara Qairina died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, 2025, a day after the teenager was found unconscious near the school hostel early in the morning. The inquest proceedings continued on October 12.