KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 2 -- The High Court here has set aside the coroner court's ruling that allowed lawyers for the alleged bullies of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir to take part in her inquest.

However, Judge Datuk Duncan Sikodol said that while the earlier order by the coroner judge is now void, the parties remain free to renew their applications before the new coroner at the inquest starting tomorrow.

"The High Court has set aside the order that allowed the child defendants' lawyers to participate as interested parties in the inquest," said Zara's family lawyer Rizwandean M. Borhan.

"However, the court also ruled that they may reapply before the new coroner." he said.

"We expect that their lawyer will apply again tomorrow a...