Mother files new police report over bruising on Zara Qairina's body
KOTA KINABALU (Aug 3): The mother of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir has lodged a fresh police report after recalling possible signs of physical trauma on her daughter's body — nearly three weeks after her tragic death at a school hostel in Papar.
Noraidah Lamat filed the report at the Sipitang police station on Sunday, stating she had remembered seeing bruises on Zara's back while preparing her body for burial.
Her legal counsel, Hamid Ismail and Shahlan Jufri, said the memory was triggered during questioning about the state of Zara's body during the Islamic funeral washing ritual at Queen Elizabeth Hospital I on July 17.
'Our client did not mention this earlier because she had completely forgotten due to her overwhelming grief,' they said in a statement.
The lawyers asserted that this new detail warrants a fresh investigation into Zara Qairina's death, despite recent remarks by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, who said the police had completed their probe and would submit the investigation papers to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) next week.
'Zara Qairina's grave must be exhumed, and a post-mortem must be carried out to determine the exact cause of death and the possibility of foul play,' the lawyers urged.
Meanwhile, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun confirmed that four police reports have been filed in relation to the case, including the one lodged by Noraidah.
He added that the investigation paper is currently undergoing a final review at Bukit Aman before being referred to the AGC.
'Any further action will depend on the AGC once the case file is submitted,' he said.
Zara Qairina, a student at SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha Limauan in Papar, was found unconscious around 4am on July 16, believed to have fallen from the third floor of her dormitory. She succumbed to her injuries the next day at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital.
Her death has sparked widespread concern and debate, especially on social media, with renewed calls for justice and reform in handling student safety and bullying in boarding schools.
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