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A student accused in the bullying case involving Zara Qairina Mahathir completed her testimony today at the Coroner’s Court in the ongoing inquest into the death of the Form One teenager. - Photo by Bernama

The Kota Kinabalu Coroner’s Court today heard the testimony of a student accused in the bullying case involving Zara Qairina Mahathir, in the ongoing inquest into the death of the Form One teenager. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Zara Qairina died on July 17 at Kota Kinabalu’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was buried at the Tanjung Ubi Muslim cemetery in Sipitang the same day. - Bernama file photo

The eighth witness further testified that while in the hospital’s Emergency Unit, Noraidah recounted her daughter’s cheerful nature, saying Zara Qairina was an avid writer and owned three diaries. - Bernama file photo for illustration purpose only

Zara Qairina died on July 17 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was buried at the Tanjung Ubi Muslim cemetery in Sipitang the same day. She was admitted to the hospital a day earlier after being found unconscious near a drain at her school hostel in Papar at 4am.

Zara Qairina Mahathir

Zara Qairina died on July 17 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was buried at the Tanjung Ubi Muslim cemetery in Sipitang the same day. She was admitted to the hospital a day earlier after being found unconscious near a drain at her school hostel in Papar at 4am. - Bernama file photo

The Chief Warden of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Tun Datu Mustapha’s dormitory in Papar today questioned the actions of Zara Qairina’s mother, Noraidah Lamat, who allegedly remained silent despite claims that her daughter had complained about problems at the hostel. Bernama FILE PIX

The Coroner's Court was today told that one of the five students accused in the bullying case of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir had transferred to another school just weeks after the victim was found lying in a drain on July 16. - Photo by Bernama

Zara Qairina Mahathir's mother was given ample time to consider whether or not to have a post-mortem conducted on her daughter. Photo by Bernama