Charged for false Zara info

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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

SEPANG: A secondary school English teacher was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with causing public alarm by spreading unverified information regarding the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir.

Siti Hajar Aflah Sharuddin, 39, pleaded not guilty before magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani yesterday.

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