'CEO killed with blunt object during domestic argument'
The late Nazrin Hassan, the former Cradle Fund CEO, Nazrin Hassan was killed when he was hit on the head and face using blunt object during a domestic argument, said a police source.
The source told Malaysiakini that investigators working on the case believed that the perpetrators had staged the purported cellphone explosion incident to cover up their alleged killing.
The late Nazrin Hassan (above), the former Cradle Fund CEO, was killed when he was hit on the head and face with a blunt object during a domestic argument, said a police source.
The source told Malaysiakini that investigators working on the case believed that the perpetrators had staged the purported cellphone explosion incident to cover up their alleged killing.
It is believed Nazrin's wife and two teenaged stepsons are to be charged with Nazrin's murder in court later today. Police are also looking for another person, said to be close to the family, to face a similar murder charge.
"During investigations, police found that the victim sustained blunt force trauma injuries to his head and face.
"We believed that he was hit during a family dispute at the house and the purported cellphone explosion claim was an attempt to cover up that he was murdered," said the source close to the investigation.
Earlier today, Selangor police Criminal Investigation Department chief Fadzil Ahma,t in a statement, revealed that the Attorney-General's Chambers had issued an order to prosecute Nazrin's wife, 43, together with their sons aged 15 and 17 at the Petaling Jaya Magistrates Court.
He said all three were arrested at their house at 6.45am this morning and are expected to face a murder rap under Section 302 and 304 of the Penal Code.
Section 304 stipulates that "when a criminal act is done by several persons, in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if the act were done by him alone".
Nazrin died from what was initially claimed to be smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at his Mutiara Damansara home on June 14 last year.
According to Petaling Jaya police chief Mohd Zani Che Din, the 48-year-old was found dead in his smoke-filled master bedroom and had suffered 30 percent burns.
Nazrin's company, Cradle Fund, then issued a statement that he had died from injuries sustained when a mobile phone exploded while it was being charged.
Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd is an early stage influencer and funder for tech start-up companies.
The company noted that the post-mortem report identified the cause of death as complications resulting from "blast injuries attributable to an exploding handphone that was being charged next to him."
This followed a message from the family that circulated on social media claiming that Nazrin's phone had overheated and exploded, causing blunt trauma to the back of his head.
However, the police reclassified the case as murder after Fire and Rescue Services Department investigators found traces of petrol in the bedroom.
Following this, police arrested Nazrin's wife in September and his stepsons later to facilitate their probe into the incident.
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