KOTA KINABALU, July 17 -- The Coroner's Court here heard that the late Zara Qairina Mahathir still had a conscious mind although she was distressed during her final encounter with a witness.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Wong Haw Huo told Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan that Zara was under the conscious mind as she was able to recognise the witness, who testified: "Wajahnya kelihatan merah seperti baru menangis" (Zara's face looked red as if she had been crying).

"This is a sign of distress, so clearly Zara was in deep stress after isolating herself in the toilet. It could be she just came out from the toilet and was accidentally seen by the witness," the 75th deponent stated.

Under examination-in-chief by conducting officer deputy public p...