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The parents of Nora Quoirin have vowed to keep on fighting for an inquest into their daughter’s death saying it is “a fundamental right of any citizen”.<\/p>\nThe parents of Nora Quoirin have vowed to keep on fighting for an inquest into their daughter’s death saying it is “a fundamental right of any citizen”.<\/p>\n
It comes after it was ruled an inquest would not be held into her death.<\/p>\n
The teenager was found dead after 10 days missing in the Malaysian jungle while on a family holiday.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old\u2019s French-Irish parents Sebastien and Meabh Quoirin have been pleading for answers ever since her body was discovered 1.6 miles (2.5km) from a holiday resort where the family had been staying in Dusun in August last year.<\/p>\n
However, Malaysian authorities classified Nora\u2019s death as \u201cno further action\u201d (NFA), according to charity the Lucie Blackman Trust, a decision which \u201cshocked\u201d the Quoirin family.`<\/p>\n
They believe there are many unanswered questions around how the vulnerable teenager \u2013 born with the brain defect holoprosencephaly \u2013 came to leave her room and venture into the jungle, and whether she was alone at the time.<\/p>\n
Meabh Quoirin told HuffPost UK: \u201cWe wish we weren\u2019t having to call out in public for what we think is a fundamental basic human right for Nora but unfortunately it\u2019s come to that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand that an inquest demands resource \u2013 it\u2019s not a benign request on our part \u2013 but we truly believe it\u2019s a fundamental right of any citizen, in particular of a vulnerable citizen, to have that quest for the truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would expect that a modern country, a fully-fledged democracy such as Malaysia, would really want to show full transparency and their deputy prime minister in person gave us that promise.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut unfortunately, that\u2019s just not what we\u2019ve experienced, hence the need for an inquest and hence the need for full diplomatic support from our governments. that\u2019s critical at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Quoirins said an initial post-mortem examination found Nora died from gastro-intestinal bleeding and an ulcer, likely brought on by starvation and\/or stress, but that the full findings had yet to be presented.<\/p>\n
Ms Quoirin said: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be very difficult to explain everything but Nora deserves the truth and we deserve to know as much as we can possibly find out and we\u2019re determined to stand up for justice in her name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nora\u2019s family last month asked the Department of Foreign Affairs for assistance in their quest for answers over the teenager\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
A spokesman said: \u201cThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade continues to provide ongoing consular assistance in this case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn line with department policy, we will not be commenting further.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her funeral service was held at St Brigid\u2019s church in south Belfast in September, the church where she was baptized.<\/p>\n