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PRESS RELEASE - NÓRA QUOIRIN - FAMILY STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Following the release of a new documentary on Nóra Quoirin, her parents Meabh and Sebastien have issued the following statement:
“One week ago, we learned from a member of the international press that a documentary on Nóra would be aired on national Malaysian television. We had not been consulted or informed. It was commissioned as part of a series called Court File which chooses public interest cases to report on.
We were utterly shocked by this news and by the broadcast. Several deeply sensitive and incredibly personal images were shared during the programme that we had never seen before. Arguably even more shocking however was how much critical material was missing from the narration, largely handled by a member of the police involved in the search for Nóra.
This 60-minute episode focused overly on the elements that have been extremely well documented, such as the extensive search - but neglected to tackle, or even mention, any of the difficult and numerous unanswered questions that remain such as how could a mentally and physically impaired child make their way through an impenetrable jungle in darkness? Or why the police have failed to trigger any investigation into the physical evidence secured (fingerprints, DNA from the abandoned camp near where Nóra was found)? Or why was there no trace of Nóra, despite previous searches with sniffer dogs to the precise area where she was found.
It chose to focus instead and repeatedly on utterly irrelevant pieces of information – such as a drop of blood found in our bathroom which was quickly found to belong to our other daughter, in place of the critical evidence we possess, for instance the several full sets of unidentified fingerprints found on the window which was forced open the night Nóra disappeared. Disappointingly, the official open verdict we secured (i.e. no conclusion on whether Nóra’s death was as a result of criminal means or misadventure could be drawn) was mentioned as an afterthought at the end of the programme with no interpretation or contextualisation.
This serves to show that the public interest in Nóra’s case remains global and substantial. We as a family, and the Malaysian people deserve better answers. We will never stop asking the questions and remain dedicated to the truth, in honour of our beautiful Nóra.”
Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin
ENDS
EDITOR’S NOTES
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