Mother of Irish girl found dead in Malaysia says daughter may have been abducted
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11- The mother of an Irish teenager whose body was found in a Malaysian jungle said on Wednesday she believed her daughter could have been abducted and questioned official findings that no foul play was involved in her death. Nora Quoirin, 15, who suffered from learning difficulties, went missing in August last year from a rainforest resort in…
By Ebrahim Harris
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The mother of an Irishteenager whose body was found in a Malaysian jungle said onWednesday she believed her daughter could have been abducted andquestioned official findings that no foul play was involved inher death.
Nora Quoirin, 15, who suffered from learning difficulties,went missing in August last year from a rainforest resort inSeremban, about 70 km (44 miles) south of the Malaysian capital,a day after her family arrived on holiday.
Her naked body was found 10 days later near a jungle streamin a deep ravine near the Dusun resort where the family stayed.
Police had ruled out abduction as a motive, saying they hadfound no sign of foul play.
Speaking at a Malaysian inquest into the death, MeabhQuoirin said her daughter could not have wandered off on her ownas she had a brain condition that affected her balance andcoordination.
“She would often fall or stumble if she was walking in areasthat were not flat or straight,” Quoirin told the SerembanCoroner’s Court via video conference.
Quoirin questioned why her daughter’s body was found withoutmany injuries, even though the teenager was believed to havebeen walking alone in rough jungle terrain for days.
“Why does the state of her body not reflect someone who wasconstantly moving and constantly exposed to the harshestelements?” Quoirin said.
She said she believed that her daughter was kidnapped,though she did not know how or for what reason.
Authorities had said an autopsy established that the girlhad died from internal bleeding, probably caused by prolongedhunger and stress.
The forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy foundsome small scratches on the her legs but ruled that they wouldnot have contributed to her death, police said.(Writing by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Martin Petty)
