一名13岁女孩在马来西亚身亡, 引发秘密调查, 以保护儿童证人, A 13-year-old girl’s death in Malaysia prompts a closed inquest to protect child witnesses, with media barred until all testimony concludes.

Kota Kinabalu验尸官法庭阻止媒体对13岁的Zara Qairina Mahathir的死因进行调查,指出需要根据2017年《儿童证人证据法》保护儿童证人。 The Kota Kinabalu Coroner’s Court has kept media out of the inquest into 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death, citing the need to protect child witnesses under the Child Witness Evidence Act 2017. 调查自9月3日以来持续进行,已看到11名证人作证,其中包括3名儿童,预计有25名成人和32名未成年人作证。 The inquest, ongoing since September 3, has seen 11 witnesses testify, including three children, with 25 adults and 32 more minors expected. Zara于7月17日在Papar的学校宿舍附近被发现昏迷不醒后死亡;她的尸体被挖出进行第二次尸体解剖。 Zara died on July 17 after being found unconscious near her school dormitory in Papar; her body was exhumed for a second autopsy. 检察总长办公室在审查警方调查之后下令进行审讯。 The Attorney General’s Chambers ordered the inquest after reviewing the police investigation. 媒体进入一直受到限制,直到所有儿童的证词都完结为止,所有案件细节将在事后公布。 Media access remains restricted until all child testimony concludes, with full case details to be released afterward.