{
  "id": 2959138,
  "title": "Four journals linked to Zara Qairina found incomplete, Inquest told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/four-journals-linked-to-zara-qairina-found-incomplete-inquest-told",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126533/four-journals-linked-to-zara-qairina-found-incomplete-inquest-told"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four journals once belonging to Zara Qairina Mahathir were discovered to be incomplete, with forensic examination revealing gaps in their contents. Forensic science lecturer Dr Wan Nur Syuhaila Mat Desa presented her findings at the Coroner's Court in Kota Kinabalu on Monday, stating that the examinations were performed to identify structural irregularities and missing pages.\n\nThe 'Love and Peace' journal, a 118-sheet olive-green notebook, was found missing 64 sheets, whereas the 'Notes' journal (W1) contained only 97 out of 98 sheets. The 'Simple Style Book' journal (W2) was missing 43 sheets, while the 'Diamond' journal (W3) was missing 21 sheets. The 'Love and Peace' journal (WK9) had the most extensive gap, with 64 sheets missing, and a reattached page with writing indentations that couldn't be extracted using the Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA).\n\nDr Wan Nur Syuhaila noted that the pages were generally arranged in chronological order, with Group 1 (pages 1-9) preceding Group 2 (pages 12-15). However, pages Y10 and Y11 could not be physically matched to any of the groups, but a writing indentation on Y11(b) matched part of an entry on Y12, suggesting a different sequence. The examination focused on the physical condition and writing indentations, not the content or authorship of the journals.",
  "summary": "FOUR journals linked to the late Zara Qairina Mahathir were found to be incomplete, with forensic examinations revealing that scores of pages were missing, including 64 from an olive-green journal titled ‘Love and Peace’. The 77th witness in the inqu...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Four journals linked to Zara Qairina incomplete, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/four-journals-linked-to-zara-qairina-incomplete-court-told",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:51:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "4 jurnal dikaitkan dengan Zara Qairina tak lengkap, kata pakar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/4-jurnal-dikaitkan-dengan-zara-qairina-tak-lengkap-kata-pakar",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:20:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zara Qairina inquest hears olive‑green ‘Love And Peace’ journal altered, 64 sheets missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/zara-qairina-inquest-hears-olive-green-love-and-peace-journal-altered",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:42:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}