Cradle Fund’s Nazrin died before fire broke out, court told

 

Nazrin Hassan, chief executive officer of Cradle Fund in 2018, was found dead at his home in June 2018. (Bernama pic)

SHAH ALAM: Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan was already dead before a fire broke out at his home in 2018, a forensic medicine consultant told the High Court here today.

Dr Siew Sheue Feng of Kuala Lumpur Hospital said a post-mortem examination showed no soot injury or soot inflation; such conditions showed that the victim did not breath in hot air.

“Looks like he (the deceased) already died before the onset of the fire,” said Dr Siew, the 46th prosecution witness in the trial of Nazrin’s widow, Samirah Muzaffar, 46, two teenagers and Indonesian woman still at large who are accused of Nazrin’s murder.

Dr Siew, who conducted the post mortem on Nazrin, said there was no evidence of laryngeal inhalation injury or soot in the trachea and deeper air passage of the victim.

Dr Siew, who has performed more than 2,000 post mortems, also listed 16 marks of injury that were found on Nazrin’s body.

They included a penetrating wound measuring 5×4 cm at the left parietal region, penetrating wound measuring 2×1 cm at the right side of the central forehead and penetrating wound measuring 2×1.5 cm at the upper half of the front of neck.

The witness also showed and explained more than 100 photographs taken during the post mortem, during which Nazrin’s sister who was in the courtroom was heard weeping.

The trial before Judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman continues tomorrow. - FMT