{
  "id": 12573423,
  "title": "Inkues Zara: ‘Diari’ sebenarnya catatan persahabatan, dakwa ibu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/inkues-zara-diari-sebenarnya-catatan-persahabatan-dakwa-ibu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:31:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/07/inkues-zara-diari-sebenarnya-catatan-persahabatan-dakwa-ibu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kota Kinabalu: Zara Qairina Mahathir's personal journal, referred to as a 'diary', is not a conventional daily journal, but a collection of scribbles related to friendship and shared experiences with her peers. Her mother, Noraidah Lamat, 46, testified at an inquest today, stating that her daughter began writing in several diaries around 2021 at the encouragement of a Malay Language teacher at SK Pantai, Sipitang, to improve and beautify her handwriting. \"Zara had several diaries and each one was linked to a specific friend, with contents mostly centered on friendship and shared experiences with those friends,\" she read out during her testimony in front of Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan.\n\nDuring her testimony, Noraidah revealed that Zara had complained about bullying, disturbances, and unsatisfactory services from fellow students during her stay in SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha's hostel, Papar. She said these complaints were made either through phone calls or upon returning home, including remarks such as 'pretty and annoying', 'ugly and annoying', and 'pick me'. Despite facing bullying and bullying in the hostel, Noraidah stated that her daughter never showed signs of pressure before the incident.\n\nNoraidah mentioned that Zara appeared happy and normal emotionally and behaviorally when she returned home on July 13, 2025. When they last spoke that day, the conversation touched upon the issue of senior student disturbances in the hostel, as well as preparations for her return to the hostel. She said when they last met Zara on the day she returned to the hostel, she was in high spirits, normal in mood and behavior, despite their conversation touching upon the issue of senior student disturbances in the hostel and her preparations to return to the hostel. The last call was received at 8:53 PM on July 14, 2025. On July 16, at 4:37 AM, Noraidah received a call from a teacher informing her that Zara Qairina was found 'lying' or lying on the floor and had been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HQE) in the city. This news caused her to be shocked, panicked, sad, and crying thinking about what had happened to her daughter and how to get to the hospital. Noraidah said that upon arriving at the hospital and home, not only did the school teachers who came not convey the real facts about the incident when asked, but one of them even asked to keep the incident from being documented. \"I have also never been informed about the internal investigation conducted by the school about the incident on July 15, 2025. I only learned about it from the inquest,\" she said. Concluding her testimony, Noraidah expressed her deep attachment to Zara Qairina and her deep love for her only child. Zara Qairina passed away at HQE on July 17, 2025, a day after the primary school student was found unconscious near the school hostel's longhouse in the early morning.",
  "summary": "Noraidah Lamat beritahu Mahkamah Koroner, anaknya ada beberapa buku dan setiap satu dikaitkan dengan kawan tertentu.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mother Noraidah testifies Zara began writing diaries in 2021 to improve handwriting",
    "Zara complained about bullying, disturbances in hostel; appeared happy before July 13, 2025 incident"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ibu Zara Qairina tampil saksi ke-82 inkues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ibu-zara-qairina-tampil-saksi-ke-82-inkues",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:42:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}