{
  "id": 3734961,
  "title": "Zara inquest: Father, stepsister expected to testify next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/zara-inquest-father-stepsister-expected-to-testify-next-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:32:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1520144/zara-inquest-father-stepsister-expected-testify-next-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir is set to resume next month, with her father and stepsister expected to testify. The proceedings, which have been ongoing for 86 days, have heard testimony from 79 witnesses so far, including students, teachers, police officers, forensic pathologists, psychiatrists, and forensic document examiners. The inquest, which began on September 3, 2025, is scheduled to continue from September 7 to 11, with the court expected to recall consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Chua Sze Hung and Nurul Atiqah Mohd Noh of the Document Examination Division, Forensic Science Analysis Centre, Chemistry Department.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}