Nora Anne’s family want ‘misadventure’ verdict changed

Nora Anne’s family want ‘misadventure’ verdict changed

Lawyer for French-Irish teen's family says application to revise the coroner's court ruling on her death was filed last Friday.

On Jan 4, the coroner’s court ruled no one was involved in the 15-year-old teenager’s death and it was a case of misadventure. (Facebook pic)
SEREMBAN:
The family of Nora Anne Quoirin, who was found dead not far from a resort they were staying in, has filed an application seeking a revision of the coroner’s court verdict declaring the French-Irish teenager’s death a misadventure.

The family’s counsel Louise Azmi said the application was filed at the High Court here last Friday.

“The application invites the learned judge to revise the verdict of misadventure delivered by the Seremban coroner’s court on Jan 4, 2021, following the inquiry into Nora Anne’s death.

“The firm will issue a further press release when the date of hearing is determined,” she said in a statement, today.

On Jan 4, coroner Maimoonah Aid ruled that no one was involved in the 15-year-old teenager’s death and it was a case of misadventure.

A total of 48 witnesses, including the teenager’s parents, Meabh Jaseprine Quoirin and Sebastien Quoirin, testified during the inquest that began on Aug 24 last year.

Nora Anne went missing on Aug 4, 2019, a day after she and her family arrived in Malaysia for a two-week vacation at a resort in Pantai, Seremban.

Ten days later, her body was found near a ravine just about 2.5km from the resort, following a massive search.

The preliminary post-mortem report stated the death of the teenager with disabilities had no criminal elements, and that she was confirmed to have died from gastrointestinal bleeding due to prolonged hunger and stress.

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