Parit Buntar-born Annapuranee Jenkins, fondly known as Anna, had been in Penang on a short holiday with her husband, Frank.

Her remains were found at a housing project site in Batu Gantong on June 24 last year, 3km from where she was last seen getting off an Uber ride at Scotland Road in December 2017.

Sessions court judge Norsalha Hamzah, who will sit as a coroner, today set March 28 to April 1, 2022, for the inquest.

Penang prosecution director Khairul Anuar Abdul Halim, the conducting officer in the inquest, told the court that 15 witnesses would be called.

He said the list would be produced to the court about a week before the start of the inquest.

Jenkins’ family lawyer, Asmeeta Rajendran, asked the court for all police first information reports, forensic and chemist’s reports to be produced for the benefit of the family counsel.

Norsalha allowed the request.

A legislator in the South Australian Parliament recently criticised Penang police over the handling of the case.

The police have since said they had done their best to trace the Australian grandmother and also cooperated fully with the Australian Federal Police, the high commission and Jenkins’ family, and they were “happy” with the explanation given.