KOTA KINABALU: Police recorded statements from 200 witnesses during investigations into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir to complete a sudden death report.
The case's investigating officer, Inspector Wong Yew Zhung, told the Coroner's Court that the witnesses included Zara's family members, neighbours, primary and secondary school friends, teachers, medical officers, police personnel and students at her hostel.
"All the statements were recorded by me with the assistance of police officers from the Papar District Police Headquarters (IPD), Sabah Police Contingent Headquarters and Sipitang IPD," he said in his written statement before Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan today.
Wong said the investigation began following a police report lodged by chief hostel warden Azhari Abd Sagap on July 16, 2025 when Zara was found unconscious on the ground floor of her school hostel.
