Sabah deputy police commissioner Shahurinain Jais said the gunshot to the right side of her chest was believed to have hit her lungs and penetrated her body.

“The post-mortem conducted at the Lahad Datu Hospital today found only one gunshot wound on the victim’s body,” he said when contacted by Bernama.

He added that police had summoned three witnesses for statements, and a Walther P99 pistol believed to be linked to the incident was also seized.

Shahurinain said the case had been classified as sudden death after investigations found no criminal elements in the incident.

However, he said a comprehensive investigation, including on the procedure for the control and handling of firearms, was still ongoing.

The victim, the youngest of four siblings, was laid to rest at the Kampung Haji Khamis Muslim cemetery here at 5.30pm today.