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The inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir resumes at the Coroner’s Court on Tuesday.

The High Court has fixed March 18 to hear an application by Zara Qairina Mahathir’s mother to be made an interested party in a judicial review filed by an NGO seeking to quash the inquest into her daughter’s death. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

The fourth child witness in the ongoing inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir informed the Coroner's Court that a senior student had yelled at the teenager, saying, "aku injak la kepala ko ni Zara"

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

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

The inquest proceedings into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir began with the parties involved visiting the scene of the incident at the girls’ dormitory building, Blok Rabiatul Adawiyah, at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Tun Datu Mustapha in Papar. - Bernama file photo