Cradle CEO's 2 Stepsons Have Now Been Remanded For A Week Over His Murder
Their stepfather, who was remanded with their mother, has been released.
By Sadho Ram — 09 Sep 2018, 06:45 PM
Earlier today, 9 September, the two teenage stepsons of Nazrin Hassan, the late Group CEO of Cradle Fund, have been remanded for a week over his murder. This comes after Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor had denied reports about their arrests on Thursday.
According to a report in NST Online, both the brothers, aged 17 and 14, were taken to the Petaling Jaya Magistrates' Court today to apply for a remand order.
Selangor police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chief, Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Fadzil Ahmat, confirmed the remand order, saying the Court has granted them a seven-day custody of the boys from today till 15 September.
The two teenage stepsons of Nazrin Hassan, clad in purple attire and handcuffed, being carried away.
Image via Hasnoor Hussain/The Malaysian InsightOn Wednesday, the two boys were reportedly picked up by police for questioning in their stepfather's murder investigation and later released. However, Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor had denied the arrests, calling the media reports false.
According to a statement Mazlan gave, there were only two suspects – Nazrin's widow and her ex-husband – who were picked up to facilitate murder investigations.
"I am not saying anything but only that two have been arrested so far," he said.
Their mother Samirah Muzaffar's remand order ends tomorrow. SAC Fadzil did not say if police would be seeking a remand extension.
Samirah was arrested on 4 September along with her ex-husband (the two boys' father). While police had obtained a seven-day remand against them, they released Samirah's ex-husband from custody just three days later, reported NST Online.
According to NST Online, police will be seeking a remand extension for Samirah.
"Police will also be seeking a remand extension for Nazrin's widow and the boys' mother, Samirah Muzaffar, 43, on Monday," reported NST Online today.
The death of the 45-year-old Nazrin, who was found dead in his room on 14 June, was in August reclassified as murder by police
In August, a forensic investigation report by the Fire and Rescue Department suspected foul play in Nazrin's death. The report revealed that there were traces of petrol found on Nazrin's head, bedframe and mattress, as well as on his handphone.
However, a week after the reclassification, Nazrin's widow had alleged inconsistencies in the investigation, accusing the authorities of keeping them in the dark.