
An inquest into the death of Sabah schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir, 13, is expected to start at the end of this month or early September, according to Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar.
Dusuki was quoted by Buletin TV3 as saying the date would depend on the schedules of the coroner’s court and the lawyers involved.
He said his department would seek an immediate start to the inquest. “The investigators have taken the statement of a pathology expert. However, the autopsy report is still being prepared,” he said.
The coroner’s court in Kota Kinabalu is expected to set the date of the inquest tomorrow.
The inquest had been requested by the Sabah state director of prosecutions. On Aug 13, the Attorney-General’s Chambers said it had decided an inquest would be held to establish the cause and circumstances of Zara’s death, including…