However, Puwira Jaya Othman, 56, assistant registrar of Criminals, Central Criminal Registry Malaysia and Singapore, Bukit Aman CID, said police only obtained two samples, namely the index and middle finger on Aug 13, 2019.

He said the results of the comparison made by matching some fingerprint samples obtained on Aug 5 and 13 from the investigating officer as well as the police fingerprint database, did not match those of Nora Anne.

Puwira Jaya, who is the 34th witness in the inquest proceedings to determine the actual cause of the French-Irish teenager’s death, said this when testifying at the 14th day of the proceedings before coroner Maimoonah Aid.

Earlier, the 33rd witness in the proceedings, fingerprint examiner and assistant registrar of criminals from the same division, Rabidin Mohd Zin, 54, said fingerprints can last for several days to weeks, depending on the environment under which they are discovered.

Nora, 15, went missing on Aug 4 last year, a day after she and her family arrived in Malaysia for a two-week holiday at a resort in Pantai here, about 60km south of Kuala Lumpur.

Nora’s body was found nine days later on Aug 13, near a stream in a hilly area, 2.5km from the resort, following a massive search.

A preliminary post-mortem report revealed there were no criminal elements in Nora’s death and that the teenager had died of gastrointestinal bleeding, due to prolonged stress and hunger.

Coroner Maimoonah adjourned the proceedings to Nov 11.