British teen Nora Quoirin who was found dead could not have reached ravine by herself, Malaysian search team expert claims
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: In what could be described as a new twist to the death of Nora Quoirin, a member of the Malaysian search team has now claimed that the British teenager could not have reached the ravine where her body was found by herself.
According to the volunteer, the 15-year old, who had suffered from physical and mental disabilities since birth, would have found it impossible to cross the strenuous jungle terrain.
The unnamed volunteer told MailOnline: "Nora couldn't have got there by herself. I struggled to walk."
The update comes as Nora's family have called for a second postmortem to take place outside of Malaysia.
Parents, Meabh and Sebastien, want to make sure no vital evidence has been missed about their daughter's death.
Nora's body was found in a jungle ravine on Tuesday, August 13, ten days after she went missing in Seremban, 40 miles from Kuala Lumpur.
"The path is difficult even for an able-bodied person," the volunteer said.
"Dense vegetation snags your feet. The roots and rocks are wet My boots were destroyed by the end and Nora was barefoot."
He also added that the average gradient of the slope ranged from 20 to 40 percent and Nora would have to cross two streams.
"The terrain by the stream is very slippery. The roots and rocks are wet. My boots were destroyed by the end and Nora was barefoot. I can't imagine how she could have walked to the place where she was found."
This explanation generates more doubts over the cop theory that Nora reached the site alone after wandering off from her family's holiday chalet.
Nora Quoirin was vacationing in Malaysia at the Dunsun resort with her parents Meabh, 45, and Sebastian, 47, as well as her sister Innes, 12, and brother Maurice, eight, at the time of the incident.
The ravine where the teen was found was only 1.6 miles from the chalet her family was staying and was repeatedly searched by the rescue teams during the first seven days of Nora's vanishing.
Nora's grandfather, Sylvain Quoirin, said it was 'absurd' to suggest the teenager had reached the waterfall by herself.
"It is completely unthinkable that she should have gone out on her own at night. You can completely exclude that possibility," he said.
The first postmortem found that Nora had died from internal bleeding in her intestine after an ulcer burst following a period of prolonged hunger and anxiety.
Her naked body was found around 1.6 km from the resort she was staying with her parents after going missing for nine days.
According to Mail Online, Nora had a smaller than average brain and struggled to act independently, having been born with Patau's syndrome, or holoprosencephaly. This left her struggling to complete everyday tasks and with limited speech, ability to walk and coordination.