THE Seremban Sessions Court has set June 29 for case management before a coroner on an inquest to determine the cause of a 15-month old girl’s death.

Sessions Court judge Rushan Lutfi Mohamed set the new date after the court was informed that the coroner who was supposed to handle the inquest was on leave due to health problems. 

Proceedings were originally scheduled to start today.

Earlier, inquest officer Badius Zaman Ahmad told the court his team intended to call 10 witnesses to testify and seven days were needed for the inquest to determine the cause of Nour Rania Asyifaa Yuseri’s death.

Meanwhile, lawyer Muhammad Amin Anuar, who is holding a watching brief for the victim’s family, informed the court that his team also planned to call 10 witnesses to testify during proceedings.

He also asked the court to allow him to obtain a list of prosecution witnesses to prevent discrepancies as well as documents related to the proceedings such as forensic reports, chemistry, pathology and the results of the victim’s post-mortem.

On February 22, Nour Rania was reported to have died after her head got stuck on a cloth cradle at a childcare centre in Bandar Sri Sendayan.

Seremban district police chief Nanda Maarof said the girl was pronounced dead at the Sendayan health clinic by medical officers at 4.30pm after a woman, who was also her babysitter, took her to the clinic for treatment. – Bernama, May 30, 2022.