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Shahlan Jufri

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.

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.

Police officers guard the area of the Tanjung Ubi Muslim Cemetery in Kampung Masapol Sipitang where Zara Qairina Mahathir, 13, was buried. Photo by Bernama

The death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir has shocked the nation amid growing outrage over suspected bullying at her school in Papar, Sabah.

Zara Qairina Mahathir's mother will hand over her mobile phone, which contains audio recordings of phone conversations with her daughter, to the police.

Lawyers representing Noraidah Lamat, the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, have denied claims circulating online that the teenager was put into a washing machine, describing them as unfounded speculation.

The viral audio clips, each about 44 seconds long, were widely shared on social media and shed light on Zara Qairina’s fears for her safety, including her allegations of harassment by a group of senior students at her school.

The legal team representing the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir believes that the emergence of the so-called “plot twist” narrative on social media since last week, alleging that the Form One student’s death was due to emotional distress caused by her own mother, indicates a possible leak of the case’s investigation file.

Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof @ Josree Yacob (left) and Tanjung Batu assemblyman Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy at the Kota Kinabalu Courts Complex, today. - Photo by Bernama