PETALING JAYA: The Kota Kinabalu coroner's court has fixed Jan 15 to deliver its decision on the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death in July 2025.
Coroner Amir Shah Amir set the date after discussions with the parties involved in the inquest, and asked them to file their written submissions by Dec 15.
The inquest ended on Wednesday after 96 days of proceedings, Sinar Harian reported.
Zara died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17, 2025, a day after she was found unconscious in the early morning near a drain at her school dormitory in Papar.
Her remains were exhumed on Aug 9, and a post-mortem examination was conducted at the hospital’s forensic medicine department on Aug 10.
On Aug 20, five minors known as Students A, B, C, D and E were charged in the Kota Kinabalu children’s court with verbally abusing Zara.