Inkues: Tiada unsur mencurigakan dalam kes kematian Zara, kata saksi

Yesterday, witnesses told the Coroner's Court that Zara Qairina Mahathir's autopsy was refused despite being informed twice, with the explanation given twice over. Kuala Lumpur: Forensic investigators of the Zara Qairina Mahathir case told the Coroner's Court today that their autopsy found no suspicious elements related to the incident that led to the student's death.

Witness 83 of the Zara Qairina's post-mortem examination, Wong Yew Zhung, stated that this conclusion was based on the findings from the site of the incident, the student's diary assessment, and medical examination results. He said that the final findings also show no other injuries found on the student besides the injury from falling from a high place.

"In my opinion, in my final autopsy examination, there is no element of suspicion," he said when answering a question from Shahlan Jufri, representing Zara Qairina's mother in the Coroner's proceeding. Shahlan had previously asked whether an autopsy should be conducted if a death is deemed suspicious, considering the condition of Zara Qairina found unconscious in her dormitory before her death.

He also referred to Zara Qairina's condition, which was reportedly crying after meeting senior students in a dormitory room, as well as the fact that no student or witness saw how the teenager fell before being found. Wong said that an autopsy should be conducted if a death is suspicious to determine the cause of death, but in Zara Qairina's case, the doctor's examination results during autopsy also showed no other injuries besides falling from a high place.

"Even after the autopsy examination, the decision (about the cause of death) remains the same," he said. Wong said that he complied with the request to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death, but the relevant form was not issued at that time due to the family's reluctance towards the procedure. In yesterday's proceeding, Wong told the Coroner's Court that Zara Qairina's mother, Noraidah Lamat, did not want an autopsy to be conducted on her son despite being informed and explained twice about the matter.

Zara Qairina died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, 2025, a day after being found unconscious near the school hostel's canteen in the early morning.