‘A happy family?’: Zara Qairina’s stepsister says she never met teen, but regularly viewed photos on social media“幸福的家庭？”：扎拉·凯里娜的继妹称她从未见过这位少女，但经常在社交媒体上看到照片。
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 6 — The stepsister of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir told the Coroner’s Court that she never lived with the teenager and had no first-hand knowledge of how...
In an inquest regarding the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir, stepsister Malianah Mahathir testified that she had no personal experience of living with Zara Qairina and knew about her only through social media and her father.
Malianah confirmed she never interacted with Zara personally and acknowledged her understanding of Zara's life was based solely on second-hand information.
She admitted to having a positive initial perception of Zara Qairina's mother when living with her, contradicting claims of constant maltreatment.
The proceedings are set to continue with additional testimonies.
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 6 — The stepsister of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir told the Coroner’s Court that she never lived with the teenager and had no first-hand knowledge of how Zara Qairina’s mother cared for and raised her.
Malianah Mahathir, 25, the 81st witness, said she only knew of Zara Qairina’s life and family from social media posts as well as information from her father.
When questioned by lawyer Shahlan Jufri, who represents Zara Qairina’s mother, Malianah said she had seen photographs of the family through the Facebook accounts of Zara Qairina, her mother and her father.
“I only saw them through Facebook posts. I used to stalk their photos all the time. A happy family, right?” she said before Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan during today’s inquest proceedings.
She said her father often uploaded family photographs, including ones of Zara Qairina as a baby and pictures of holidays they took together.
When answering questions from Coroner Amir Shah, Malianah confirmed that she had never met or interacted personally with Zara Qairina at any point between the teenager’s birth and her death.
She also acknowledged that all the information she knew about Zara Qairina was obtained from what others had told her, and not from the teenager herself.
Malianah further agreed that her testimony in court concerning unpleasant experiences she had endured was related to Zara Qairina’s mother, and not to experiences with Zara Qairina herself.
The Coroner then asked whether Zara Qairina’s mother had treated her badly every day throughout the period they lived together, to which Malianah replied: “Ah, no.”
When questioned by lawyer Nurul Rafeeqa Afdul Mutolip, who represents Zara Qairina’s father, Malianah also admitted that when she first moved in with Zara Qairina’s mother, she was initially happy to have a “new mum” and had been treated well.
Zara Qairina died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, 2025, a day after the Form One student was found unconscious near a drain at her school hostel at 4am.
The inquest proceedings resume tomorrow with new witnesses. — Bernama
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在对 Zara Qairina Mahathir 的死因进行调查时，继妹 Malianah Mahathir 作证说，她没有与 Zara Qairina 一起生活过的个人经历，只是通过社交媒体和她的父亲了解了她。
马利亚娜证实她从未与扎拉有过任何直接接触，并承认她对扎拉生活的了解完全基于二手信息。
她承认，在与 Zara Qairina 的母亲一起生活时，她最初对 Zara Qairina 的母亲印象很好，这与 Zara Qairina 母亲不断虐待她的说法相矛盾。
庭审将继续进行，并听取更多证词。
哥打基纳巴卢，10 月 6 日讯——已故 Zara Qairina Mahathir 的继妹在验尸法庭上表示，她从未与这名少女一起生活过，也没有亲身了解 Zara Qairina 的母亲是如何照顾和抚养她的。
第 81 位证人，25 岁的马利亚娜·马哈蒂尔 (Malianah Mahathir) 表示，她只从社交媒体帖子以及她父亲提供的信息中了解了扎拉·凯里娜 (Zara Qairina) 的生活和家庭。
当代表 Zara Qairina 母亲的律师 Shahlan Jufri 询问 Malianah 时，Malianah 表示她通过 Zara Qairina、她的母亲和她的父亲的 Facebook 帐户看到了这个家庭的照片。
“我只在Facebook上看到过他们。我以前经常偷偷看他们的照片。多么幸福的一家人啊，对吧？”她在今天的死因研讯中对验尸官阿米尔·沙阿·阿米尔·哈桑说道。
她说，她的父亲经常上传家庭照片，包括 Zara Qairina 小时候的照片和他们一起度假的照片。
在回答验尸官阿米尔·沙阿的提问时，马利亚娜证实，从扎拉·凯里娜出生到去世，她从未见过扎拉·凯里娜，也从未与她有过任何私人接触。
她也承认，她所了解的关于 Zara Qairina 的所有信息都是从别人告诉她的，而不是从这位少女本人那里获得的。
玛丽安娜进一步承认，她在法庭上作证时所提及的不愉快经历与扎拉·凯里娜的母亲有关，而不是与扎拉·凯里娜本人有关。
验尸官随后询问，在与扎拉·凯里娜共同生活的这段时间里，她的母亲是否每天都对她不好，马利亚娜回答说：“啊，没有。”
当代表 Zara Qairina 父亲的律师 Nurul Rafeeqa Afdul Mutolip 询问时，Malianah 也承认，当她第一次搬去和 Zara Qairina 的母亲一起住时，她最初很高兴有了一个“新妈妈”，并且受到了很好的对待。
2025 年 7 月 17 日，Zara Qairina 在伊丽莎白女王医院去世。此前一天凌晨 4 点，这名初一学生被发现昏迷在学校宿舍附近的排水沟旁。
死因研讯将于明日继续进行，届时将有新的证人出庭作证。——马新社
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