KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has directed the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to exhume the body of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir to allow a post-mortem procedure to be carried out.
In a statement, the AGC said it had reviewed the full preliminary investigation report submitted by the police regarding Zara Qairina’s death.
“The Chambers is of the view that there is a need for further investigation to be carried out by PDRM to ensure that all aspects of the case can be thoroughly examined.
“The full preliminary investigation report has been returned to PDRM together with several directives, including the need to exhume Zara Qairina’s body to allow a post-mortem to be conducted,” it said.
It said the move is intended to ensure that the police obtain additional information and evidence needed to complete the investigation into Zara Qairina’s death.
On Monday, the AGC said it had received the full preliminary investigation report on the case on Aug 3 at its Sabah Branch and on Aug 4 at its headquarters in Putrajaya.
Zara Qairina, 13, died at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on July 17. She was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious and critically injured in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar at 4 am the previous day.
