KOTA KINABALU: Lawyers involved in the inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir say it is crucial to examine the teenager’s mental state at the time of the incident.
Entering the sixth day on Thursday (Sept 11) as the court continues to hear evidence on how she may have fallen and found unconscious on the ground floor of the female dormitory of SMKA Tun Datuk Mustapha in Papar, defence counsel Datuk Ram Singh said forensic pathologist Dr Jessie Hiu had demonstrated in court that Zara Qairina’s head injuries were consistent with a backwards fall into the drain, rather than being struck and thrown.
