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An autopsy or post-mortem process is an important procedure and is mandatory if there are suspicious elements in any death case in the country. Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily

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.

Shahlan speaking to reporters on Sunday.

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.

The man failed to produce any valid identification documents when requested by police and had trespassed onto the tracks in an attempt to take a shortcut to his workplace. - Bernama file photo

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.

Childhood obesity has become a global health crisis, with poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles, fuelled by screen time and lack of physical activity, contributing to this "epidemic”. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily