Zara inquest: Only 14 of 68 witnesses have testified, proceedings may extend until December


KOTA KINABALU: Only 14 out of 68 witnesses have testified in the inquest into the death of teenager Zara Qairina Mahathir so far, and lawyers estimate that proceedings could stretch into December.

Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan noted the slow pace of the inquest and said it was about 19% complete.

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