Decision on Cradle Fund CEO’s murder trial postponed to June 21

Decision on Cradle Fund CEO’s murder trial postponed to June 21

Lawyer for the three accused says the court informed him of the new date on Tuesday.

Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers, along with an Indonesian woman still at large, are accused of murdering Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan in June 2018.
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The decision on whether Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers will be freed or ordered to defend themselves on the charge of murdering Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan has been set for June 21.

Lawyer Rahmat Hazlan, representing the three accused, said he was informed of the new date by the court on Tuesday.

Prior to this, the court had set May 30 to deliver the decision.

“The new date for decision on the case is set on June 21, 2022 at 9am,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

The prosecution closed its case on Feb 14 after calling 57 witnesses, including Nazrin’s older siblings, brothers Abdul Aziz and Malek Reedzwan and sister Che Elainee; Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department chief Edwin Galan Teruki; Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic pathology officer Dr Siew Sheue Feng; Dr Prashant Sanberker; and a security guard at the deceased’s residence, Raju Kumar Pandit.

Hearing of the case began on Sept 6, 2019.

On March 12, 2019, Samirah, 47, and the two teenagers, now aged 19 and 16, as well as an Indonesian woman, Eka Wahyu Lestari, who is still at large, were all charged with murdering Nazrin at his house in Mutiara Damansara between 11.30pm on June 13, 2018 and 4am the following day.

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