Mother of Zara Qairina to hand over daughter's phone to police
Counsels Hamid Ismail and Shahlan Jufri stated that the phone will be handed over this evening.
"This is to help the police complete their investigation into the case," said Hamid.
He thanked the Attorney General's Chambers for returning the complete initial probe report to the police and expressed hope that several orders were included when handing back the report.
Among their requests was that a senior investigating officer from Bukit Aman conduct the investigation, said Hamid.
"We also call for Zara's exhumation for an autopsy and an inquest to determine whether foul play was involved in Zara's death," he added.
Zara died on July 16 after she allegedly fell from the third floor of her school hostel at SMA Tun Datu Mustafa in Papar.
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