KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 28 -- A letter described as a "privacy letter" was among items belonging to Zara Qairina Mahathir that were received by a student, the Coroner's Court heard.

Counsel Shahlan Jufri, who briefed the media yesterday, said the child deponent testified that, in addition to the privacy letter, she had also received a keychain and several pieces of paper.

"The deponent said that all the items were received from one of Zara's friends. All the items were given by Zara through a third party who delivered them to the deponent.

"She further stated that there were several letters and papers, some of which were received before the incident, while others were received after," Shahlan said.

He added that when questioned about one ...