Doc: Zara had little chance

KOTA KINABALU: The inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir heard that doctors knew her chances of survival were extremely slim from the moment she was admitted to hospital.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital neurosurgeon Dr Pavankumar Balachandran said Zara Qairina had suffered severe traumatic brain injury with hypoxic changes and showed no brainstem reflexes.