Nora Anne’s family received ransom demand, inquest hears

A witness in the inquest into the death of Nora Anne Quoirin said the dead teenager’s family had received an e-mail demanding ransom.

Negri Sembilan police headquarters Serious Crimes staff officer Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said he was informed of the ransom demand by Nik Ezaner Mohd Faisal who was the police liaison officer on the case.

“He said the family of the missing teenager had received an email demanding two bitcoins (equivalent to RM23,000) as ransom,” he said when testifying in the inquest, which entered its seventh day today.

Wan Azlan said internet protocol tracking with the help of Interpol showed the email was sent from Virginia, United States.

Meanwhile, witness number 13, Negri Sembilan CID deputy chief Lee Kui Lin said the investigation paper on the death of Nora Anne was handed over to the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Aug 29 last year, more than two weeks after the body of the teenager was found on Aug 13.

“The investigation paper sent had been completed. Our investigation with the statements of 91 witnesses as well as 57 fingerprints taken to assist investigations in terms of forensic and pathology on the body, showed there was no criminal element involved,” he said.

The inquest conducted before Coroner Maimoonah Aid will call 64 witnesses.

Nora Anne, 15, went missing on August 4, a day after she and her family arrived in Malaysia for a two-week holiday at a resort in Seremban.

On August 13, her body was found near a stream in a ravine about 2.5km from the resort following a large-scale search carried out by the authorities.

The hearing resumes tomorrow.

– Bernama

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