NORAIDAH Lamat told the Coroner’s Court on Friday that she did not believe her daughter had died by suicide.
The 82nd witness maintained that Zara had shown no signs of emotional distress before the incident, despite suggestions by counsel Datuk Ram Singh that she could have been struggling without telling her mother.
Ram raised the possibility of suicide, referring to expert evidence suggesting that Zara had not been pushed and that her fall could have been voluntary.
However, Noraidah disagreed, saying Zara had behaved normally, remained cheerful, interacted with family members and spoke animatedly as usual.
She said her observations were based on telephone conversations with Zara on July 13 and 14, 2025. Her daughter’s manner of speaking during those calls was consistent with recordings stored on her mobile phone, she added.
When Ram asked why Zara would have jumped if she had not been under stress, Noraidah said she did not know but maintained that she did not believe her daughter had jumped.
Asked whether she was suggesting that someone else had pushed Zara, Noraidah clarified that she was not making such an allegation.
She said she had yet to receive clear information from either the school or the investigating police officers about the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s death.
