“My daughter told me why she felt traumatised. The woman said that after the incident involving Zara Qairina, her daughter became withdrawn, appeared to blame herself, and often trembled from the trauma she experienced in the hostel. Meanwhile, lawyer Shahlan Jufri, representing Zara Qairina’s mother, said the child witness came forward to give her testimony in the inquest out of fear of being misunderstood or blamed. It was reported on Tuesday that the 65th child witness, not initially listed, came forward to testify in the inquest into Zara Qairina’s death. Zara Qairina, 13, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, 2025, a day after being found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory at around 4am.

Source: The Edge Markets April 01, 2026 14:43 UTC