Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Education Director Datuk Raisin Saidin has refuted social media claims that three female students believed implicated in the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir have been transferred to other schools.
“Not true, it is more towards perception rather than fact,” he told Daily Express, Thursday. However, he did not say whether the three are still attending classes at Sekolah Agama Tun Mustapha in Kinarut, or have been suspended.
Investigations into the death of the Form One student from Sipitang is ongoing.
The victim was believed to have fallen from the third floor the girl’s dormitory on July 16, where she was reported to have been found unconscious in a drain near the premises around 3am.
She was taken to Queen Elizabeth I Hospital with serious internal injuries, broken limbs and was later declared brain-dead.
Her life support was withdrawn on July 17 and she was subsequently buried in her hometown at Kampung Kalamauh Mesapol, Sipitang.
Police investigation has involved questioning about 60 individuals, including three female students believed connected to the case.
Bullying has not been ruled out as a factor in her death.
The Sabah Education Director and Education Minister have assured the public of transparent and impartial investigations.
