{
  "id": 14120120,
  "title": "Zara Qairina inquest: Police recorded statements from 200 witnesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/zara-qairina-inquest-police-recorded-statements-from-200-witnesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T04:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554316/zara-qairina-inquest-police-recorded-statements-200-witnesses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir has recorded statements from 200 witnesses, including family members, neighbours, school friends, teachers, medical officers, police personnel, and students from Zara's hostel. The investigation commenced on July 16, 2025, following a police report from the hostel warden, Azhari Abd Sagap, who found Zara unconscious on the ground floor of her hostel. Statements were recorded from various witnesses over the following days, with police seeking assistance from different IPDs to gather information on several students. The last time the students claimed to see Zara was in May 2025, and they were unaware of any incident leading up to her unconscious state. The inquest aims to determine the cause and circumstances of Zara's death, including any potential criminal involvement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Police seek witnesses, dashcam footage after fatal Cheras-Kajang crash that killed motorcyclist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/police-seek-witnesses-dashcam-footage-after-fatal-cheras-kajang-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:22:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Police seek witnesses, dashcam footage of fatal Cheras-Kajang crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/police-seek-witnesses-dashcam-footage-of-fatal-cheras-kajang-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:26:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "No witnesses, CCTV or overnight patrols at hostel where Zara Qairina was found unconscious",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/no-witnesses-cctv-or-overnight-patrols-at-hostel-where-zara-qairina",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:21:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}