{
  "id": 2973153,
  "title": "Forensic analysis links 15 loose pages to Zara Qairina's journal, inquest told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/forensic-analysis-links-15-loose-pages-to-zara-qairinas-journal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:47:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1517810/forensic-analysis-links-15-loose-pages-zara-qairinas-journal-inquest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA KINABALU: Forensic analysis strongly suggests the 15 loose pages discovered in the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir's death originated from a journal labeled WK9, according to Coroner's Court testimony. Dr Dzulkiflee Ismail, a forensic science lecturer and researcher, conducted the chemical analysis establishing this connection. This determination was based on comparing the paper's chemical composition of the loose pages (marked Y1 to Y15) and the WK9 journal. Dr Dzulkiflee examined a new, unused Love and Peace journal as a control sample, and the results showed the loose pages shared the same chemical composition as WK9, differentiating them from an unused journal of the same brand and type. The analysis utilized Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, a non-destructive technique that produces a chemical fingerprint based on the paper's composition. The examination solely focused on the likely common origin of the paper, not the handwriting or the authors. The inquest, which lasted from September 3 to October 15, 2025, was conducted to investigate the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, who was found unconscious at her school hostel and later pronounced dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.",
  "summary": "KOTA KINABALU: There is strong scientific support for the conclusion that 15 loose pages examined in the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death originally came from a “Love and Peace” journal labelled WK9, the Coroner’s Court heard today.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "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": "The Vibes",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  "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."
}