KOTA KINABALU (March 31): The inquest proceedings into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir will continue with testimony from two more expert witnesses, comprising medical specialists, in sessions scheduled to take place in April. Lawyer Shahlan Jufri, representing Zara Qairina’s mother, said the next witness to be called was Dr Chua Sze Huang, a psychiatrist at Hospital Mesra, Bukit Padang here, who is set to testify this Thursday. He said Chua was expected to present findings from an 84-page psychiatric report on Zara Qairina’s condition prior to the tragic incident on July 16 last year. “We have requested some time to question the doctor, possibly within this month after Thursday, as we need to examine the report in detail,” he told reporters after the inquest proceedings here on Tuesday. Shahlan said another witness, pathologist Datuk Seri Dr Phupinder Singh, was also scheduled to testify in the next inquest session.

Source: The Edge Markets March 31, 2026 14:39 UTC