Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop today rubbished a foreign news report that claimed police took Nora Anne Quoirin’s parents to four mediums after they ‘ran out of ideas’ during the search for the 15-year-old teenager.
Mohamad told Malay Mail that no such thing ever took place.
“No. I had never instructed any of my police officers to do so,” he said.
Mohamad said he was tired of the stream of ridiculous comments made by certain quarters.
“These comments in the media will never end. I don’t want to comment on this anymore,” said Mohamad.
A British media outlet today reported that a ‘prayer session’ was conducted on Monday last week, less than 24 hours before the body of the teenager was found.
The report claimed that the ceremony, which involved four mediums from a locally recognised religious group, was understood to have been attended by at least one senior ranking police officer.
The report further said that the mediums ‘communicated with spirits’ over the course of two hours and asked for Nora’s safe return.
Nora’s parents were also apparently invited to attend the ceremony, but left after an hour. The report claimed that the parents Sebastian and Meabh were initially reluctant to attend.
The report, quoting a source, said according to the mediums, the spirits agreed to return Nora to the family.
Meanwhile, Mohamad said police have not met Nora’s parents since the body was claimed by the family’s representatives.
“Since the body was claimed by the embassy on Friday late night, we have not met them. I have been told that the parents had checked out from The Dusun resort on August 17 and had returned home yesterday,” he said.
The body of the 15-year-old special-needs girl was found on Tuesday, about 2.5km from an eco-resort in Pantai here, after she went missing on August 4, a day after she and her family had checked in for a two-week holiday.
The police revealed on Thursday that Nora Anne had died of gastrointestinal bleeding, having gone without food for a long time as well as prolonged stress.
They ruled out foul play and said she had died two or three days before the body was found. – MMO
Earlier reports:
Aug 17, Orang Asli: Nora’s Death Will Affect Our Livelihood
Aug 17, Search Says Impossible for Nora to Have Reached Jungle Ravine on Her Own
Aug 17, Concerns Raised over Parties Claiming to Represent Nora’s Family
Aug 16, Nora’s Family Hoping for More Answers on Her Disappearance
Aug 16, Wan Azizah Offers Condolences in Emotional Meeting with Nora’s Family
Aug 16, Nora’s French Relatives Convinced of ‘Criminal Element’
Aug 15, Hikers Who Found Body Say Nora Looked Like “She Was Sleeping”
Aug 15, Nora Quoirin Autopsy Finds No Signs of Rape, Violence
Aug 14, Nora’s Autopsy Not Yet Completed, to Continue Tomorrow
Aug 14, Autopsy Report Not Out, Don’t Blame Orang Asli, Warn Police
Aug 14, Nora Autopsy to Be Completed at 8pm Today
Aug 14, Friends Who Found Nora Say They Were Afraid to Approach the Body
Aug 14, Nora’s Family Wants Criminal Angle Considered, A-G to Decide on Need for Inquest
Aug 14, Heartbroken Nora’s Family Will Always Love Her, Thank Everyone for Love, Support
Aug 14, Police Return to Ravine Where Nora’s Body Was Found
Aug 14, Pathologists from KL Conduct Autopsy on Nora Quoirin’s Body
Aug 14, Residents Express Sadness, Sympathy over Discovery of Nora’s Body
Aug 13, Parents Confirm Body Is Nora
Aug 13, Cops Say ‘Very Certain’ Body Found Nude in Jungle Is Missing Irish Teen
Aug 13, Helicopter to Retrieve Body Found in Swamp Believed to Be of Missing Irish Teen
Aug 13, Body Found in Hunt for Missing Irish Teen, Parents Brought to Scene
Aug 13, Search for Nora Enters 10th Day
Aug 13, Quoirin Family Offers RM50K Reward for Info on Nora
Aug 13, Police from England, France, Ireland Help in Probe into Missing Teen Case
Aug 11, SAR for Nora: Ops Team Gets Time Off for Aidiladha Prayers
Aug 10, SAR for Missing Irish Teen: Wet Weather Proves a Challenge for Search Teams
Aug 10, Nora Extremely Excited About Holiday in Malaysia
Aug 9, Missing Irish Teen: CID Team Checks Phone Logs, Email Exchanges Made from Resort
Aug 9, Footprints Believed to Be That of Nora’s Found
Aug 8, Police: Only Exit Used in Missing Irish Teen Case Was Glass Window
Aug 8, Police to Use Mum’s Voice to Draw out Missing Irish Teen in Day 5 of SAR
Aug 8, Quoirin Family Incensed at Media’s Overture
Aug 8, Crowdfund for Missing Irish Teen Hits £50,000 Target
Aug 7, Police Insist Missing Irish Teen Still in Jungle, but Orang Asli Community Claim Otherwise
Aug 7, Family Insists Irish Teen Was Taken
Aug 7, Search and Rescue for Irish Teen Extended to Surrounding Hills and Creeks
Aug 7, Stepping Up Searching for MissingIrish Teen
Aug 6, Search for Missing Irish Teen Goes Down to River
Aug 5, Negeri Sembilan Police in Statewide Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Special Needs Irish Girl