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KUALA LUMPUR: The mother of an Irish teenager whose body was found in a jungle in Seremban said Wednesday that she believed her daughter may have been abducted and questioned official findings that her death had nothing to do with a crime.
Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, who suffered from learning difficulties, disappeared in August last year from a resort in the Seremban rainforest, about 70 kilometers south of the Malaysian capital, a day after her family will arrive on vacation.
Her naked body was found 10 days later near a jungle stream in a deep ravine near the Dusun compound where the family was staying.
Police had ruled out kidnapping as a motive, saying they had found no signs of foul play.
Speaking in an investigation about the death, Meabh Quoirin said her daughter couldn’t have left alone as she had a brain condition that affected her balance and coordination.
“He would often fall or trip if he walked in areas that were not flat or straight,” Quoirin told the Seremban Forensic Court by video conference.
Quoirin asked why her daughter’s body was found without many injuries, despite the fact that the teenager was believed to have been walking alone in rugged jungle terrain for days.
“Why doesn’t the state of his body reflect someone who was constantly on the move and was constantly exposed to the harshest elements?” Quoirin said.
He said he believed his daughter was kidnapped, although he did not know how or for what reason.
Authorities said an autopsy established that the girl had died of internal bleeding, likely caused by prolonged hunger and stress.
The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy found some small scratches on his legs, but ruled that they would not have contributed to his death, police said.
