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Samirah, 2 teenagers freed in Cradle Fund CEO murder trial

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Judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman rules that the prosecution has failed to prove a prima facie case against them.

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Samirah Muzaffar, the two teenagers and an Indonesian maid still at large had been accused of murdering Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan in 2018.

SHAH ALAM:
The High Court here has freed Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers of a charge of murdering her husband, Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan, four years ago.

Judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against them.

Samirah, 47, the two teenagers, now aged 19 and 16, and Indonesian maid Eka Wahyu Lestari, who is at large, had been charged with murdering Nazrin at their home in Mutiara Damansara on June 14, 2018.

In his ruling, Karim said the prosecution failed to prove that Nazrin’s death took place between 11.30pm on June 13, 2018 and 4am on June 14, 2018.

“The prosecution stated that the deceased died during this time but testimony from his sister (Che Elainee Che Hassan) stated that he (Nazrin) saw her message at 11.50pm.

“There is no direct evidence that they (Samirah and the two teenagers) committed the offence,” he said.

He said the prosecution merely “assumed” Samirah and the teenagers were with Nazrin during the time he died.

He also said the prosecution tried to implicate Samirah by stating she did not alert the fire and rescue department and that she was not “sad” at seeing her husband’s death.

“However, her actions were merely the prosecution’s perception,” he said.

The judge also said the motive in Nazrin’s murder was “unclear”.

“The prosecution tried to imply that (insurance) money was behind it, but at the same time, they admitted in their submission that the motive in this case was unclear,” he said.

We’re ready if AGC files an appeal, says Shafee

After the proceedings ended, lead counsel Shafee Abdullah told reporters the defence was prepared should the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) challenge the acquittal of  Samirah and the teenagers.

“If there is an appeal, we will stand a chance to win because we think the decision will be maintained,” he said.

Nazrin’s brother, Dr Abdul Aziz Che Hassan, told reporters they hoped the AGC would file an appeal against the ruling.

“If they do not do so, we will ask for an inquest to determine his cause of death,” said Aziz, who was present in court with other family members.

Nazrin’s murder trial started on Sept 6, 2019 and concluded on April 22 this year.

The prosecution called 57 witnesses to testify, including Aziz, Che Elainee and two pathologists – Dr Siew Sheue Fong and Dr Prashant Sanberker – who conducted two separate post-mortems on Nazrin’s remains.

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