Zara's family requests an inquest
The family's lawyers said Zara's mother had lodged a police report on July 30, and, among others, requested that Zara's body be exhumed for a post mortem so that the inquest can be held urgently.
Lawyers Hamid Ismail and Shahlan Jufri said they have sent a letter to the Attorney-General's department in Kota Kinabalu requesting that they exercise their powers under Section 339(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code to direct a magistrate to hold an inquest to determine the cause of Zara's death.
"We hope the Attorney-General's department will agree to our request, so that police can conclude their investigations.
"We also categorically deny all allegations that Zara's death was caused by her mother. These allegations are false and constitute malicious defamation against our client.
"There is no 'a twist in the plot' in this case," the lawyers said in a statement.
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