Kota kinabalu: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has directed the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to exhume the body of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir to allow a post-mortem procedure to be carried out.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the AGC stated it had reviewed the full preliminary investigation report submitted by the police regarding Zara Qairina's death. The AGC expressed the need for further investigation to ensure all aspects of the case are thoroughly examined.

The AGC has returned the full preliminary investigation report to the PDRM along with several directives, including the exhumation of Zara Qairina's body for a post-mortem. This step aims to help the police obtain additional information and evidence required to complete the investigation into her death.

Earlier, the AGC received the full preliminary investigation report on the case on August 3 at its Sabah Branch and on August 4 at its headquarters in Putrajaya. Zara Qairina, aged 13, passed away at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on July 17. She was found unconscious and critically injured in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar at 4 am the previous day.