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‘Every day has tears': Belfast mum of Nóra Quoirin describes her heartbreak almost six years after daughter's death
Nóra Quoirin, who would have turned 21 last week, vanished from her room at the Dusun rainforest resort in 2019.
Her body was found nine days after she went missing.
An inquest initially recorded her death was by misadventure, but her mother Meabh has always believed her child was abducted.
A second inquest returned an open verdict, with the judge agreeing with the family that Nóra could not have made her way through the jungle on her own.
In a new interview with The Irish Times, Meabh said she does not believe anyone will ever be brought to justice for Nóra's death.
'The judge did say it was highly probable Nóra had been abducted and led there by someone else, but of course we just don't have proof of that, and I don't think we'll ever have answers,' she said.
She added: 'I have zero faith in Malaysia ever paying attention to Nóra's case again.
'In the end, I try not to carry any anger. I don't think I do carry any anger.'
Nora lived in London and was the daughter of French-Irish parents Sebastien and Meabh, who is from Belfast.
The 15-year-old was born with holoprosencephaly, which affects brain development, and was described by her family as 'vulnerable'.
When she disappeared from her hotel room her parents raised fears she had been taken.
However, police in Malaysia said they found no evidence of abduction or kidnapping.
A post-mortem examination revealed Nóra died from internal bleeding probably caused by hunger and stress.
Her funeral took place in Belfast, and she is buried in Milltown Cemetery.
Meabh told The Irish Times she still has photographs of her daughter on her walls.
'I can't bring myself to take any of them off the wall,' she added.
'So I just go around the house looking at them and talking to her and laughing about the stupid stuff she would laugh at and crying. Every day has tears.'
Meabh marked what would have been Nora's 21st birthday with a trip to Hillsborough Forest Park.
'We went to Hillsborough for a picnic, with her [favourite] chocolate cake, and there were purple rhododendrons and purple flowers absolutely everywhere, and it was almost like this display had been put on for her birthday,' she added.
'She might not be standing physically beside me, but my universe is still filled with Nóra, constantly.'
