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The Zara Qairina Mahathir case has not just opened an ugly can of worms over bullying at school; it could also cause political ripples ahead of the Sabah state election this year. Photo: Canva

The late Syamsul Haris.

A man from North Maluku went to extraordinary lengths to marry the man he loved, disguising himself in a niqab and posing as a woman for over a year.

The family lawyer confirmed the presence of injuries on Zara Qairina’s body and stressed that the post-mortem process was conducted transparently without external interference.

US President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Zara Qairina’s tragedy has highlighted the importance of knowing how to record phone calls. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Canva

Former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim

Zara Qairina was reported to have fallen from the third floor of a religious school dormitory building in Papar on July 16, before being pronounced dead the following day at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital.

This photograph shows the Al Jazeera logo on the facade of the Al Jazeera Balkans Television Network HQ building in Sarajevo on July 18, 2025. Photo by Elvis Barukcic/AFP

For eight hours in the autopsy room, lawyer Shahlan Jufri witnessed the meticulous work of a forensic expert team in their quest to uncover the truth behind the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital (HQEI) here on Sunday.