Forensic document examiner says it is difficult to distinguish between individual writers because the handwriting of Zara and the other students had not 'fully developed'.
Forensic document examiner Tay Eue Kam told coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan the green journal marked “W1” and the pastel-purple “Simple Style Book” journal marked “W2” contained entries written by more than one person.
Tay, the 79th witness, said most of the handwriting in “W1” was attributed to Zara, except for entries in pencil on two pages.
Most of the handwriting in “W2” was also attributed to Zara, except for handwriting on pages 58, 59, 61, 76, 87, 88, 98 and 100.
She said indented writing recovered from pages 51 and 53 of “W2” was also found not to have been written by Zara.
Tay said the dark brown journal marked “W3” contained writing by more than two people, with some entries attributed to Zara and others to different individuals.
She said there was strong evidence that Zara did not write several sets of entries in the journal, while other sets were found to have been written by her.
The olive-green “Love and Peace” journal marked “WK9” was also found to contain writing by more than two individuals.
She said the authorship of several entries could not be determined, while her examination of 15 loose sheets marked “Y1” to “Y15” also found writing by more than two individuals.
Tay said her examination involved comparing handwriting in the journals, schoolbooks and loose sheets with known samples from Zara as well as other students at her school.
She said Zara and the other students were under 16 at the time, and their handwriting might not have been “fully developed”, making it more difficult to distinguish between the individual writers.
Zara, 13, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17, 2025, a day after being found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar.
The inquest continues tomorrow. - FMT
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