KOTA KINABALU, Sept 10 — A security guard told the Coroner’s Court here today that she found the late Zara Qairina Mahathir lying on her back in a drain, unconscious and with her neck bleeding, at about 3 am on July 16.
Linah Mansoding @ Jaliha, 65, who has served at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Tun Datu Mustapha in Papar since July 1, 2012, said that on the day of the incident, at about 2 am, she was patrolling the female hostel at Rabiatul Adawiyah Block and found no unusual incidents.
“I then proceeded to the adjacent hostel block, namely Sumayyah Block, which is also a female hostel, to continue my patrol,” said the mother of four, who was on duty from 8 pm, July 15 until 8 am, July 16.
According to Linah, at around 3 am while she was at Sumayyah Block, she was informed by a student that a female student had fainted in the drain near Rabiatul Adawiyah Block.
The witness said this while reading her statement before Coroner Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan on the fifth day of the inquest proceedings into the teenager’s death. — Bernama
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