SMK Agama Tun Datu Mustapha teacher Nur Shukriah Fauzi told the Kota Kinabalu coroner’s court that the document contained the written statements of Zara’s schoolmates, which were taken a day after she was found unconscious.

“The witness said the important document was never handed to the police,” said lawyers acting for Zara’s mother Noraidah Lamat, according to Harian Metro.

“She also said other teachers who appeared as witnesses did not mention the document although some of them were aware of its existence,” said the lawyers in recapping yesterday’s proceedings.

The court ordered today’s proceedings for mention only.

Amir Shah also ordered all parties to obtain the document and discuss among themselves whether previous child witnesses or other students would need to testify in the inquest.

Zara, 13, was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 16 after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school’s hostel. She died a day later.