A consultant forensic psychiatrist told the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu today that the psychological autopsy into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir concluded that the manner of death was most consistent with suicide.

Dr Chua Sze Hung, a forensic psychiatrist at Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu, when testifying before coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan, said that the findings and conclusions of the psychological autopsy showed that the deceased had exhibited a predominance of suicide risk factors over protective factors at the time of the incident.

Chua, 43, said...