Zara feared bullying would be worse if I intervened, mum tells inquest
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Noraidah Lamat says she suggested a meeting to clarify the issues her daughter had raised but Zara Qairina Mahathir stopped her, fearing reprisals from the students involved.
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Zara’s mother, Noraidah Lamat, said she proposed a meeting involving the hostel warden, the security guard, the senior students concerned and Zara to clarify the issues her daughter had raised.
However, she said Zara disagreed with the proposal, fearing reprisals from the senior students.
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