SHAH ALAM – The high court here was told today that there were no signs of a struggle or defensive wounds on the body of Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan when the first autopsy was conducted at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).
Sergeant Abdul Rahim Taha, 59, said he was informed of this while taking statements from HKL pathologist Dr Siew Sheue Feng, who conducted the autopsy.
"On June 14, 2018, I was instructed by the investigating officer of the Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Petaling Jaya district police headquarters, Anesstassia Chin Fat, to bring the body of a fire victim (Nazrin) to HKL for an autopsy and classify the case as sudden death.
"About 8pm, after the autopsy was completed, I was instructed to record Dr Siew's statements," he said in his witness statement read out before judge Datuk Ab Karim Ab Rahman.
The 33rd prosecution witness said Dr Siew had told him that there were burn marks on the victim's face, chest, abdomen and both of his hands.
"Dr Siew also said that there were penetrating injuries on the head, face, neck, chest and left skull as well as brain tissue injuries.
"Dr Siew also said that the deceased's lungs collapsed due to the explosion," said Rahim, who has been working at the Damansara police station in Petaling Jaya since 1999.
He added that Dr Siew concluded that the victim died of complications from a blast injury as there were no traces of metal or bullet debris found on the body.
"I then submitted the evidence report to my superior, Mohd Iqbal Mohammad, who ordered an investigation paper be opened," he said.
On March 12, 2019, Samirah Muzaffar, 45, a former senior executive at the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia, who was also Nazrin's wife, and two teenagers, aged 17 and 14, were charged – along with an Indonesian who is still at large, Eka Wahyu Lestari – with Nazrin's murder.
They were charged with committing the act at his house in Mutiara Damansara between 11.30pm on June 13, 2018 and 4am on June 14, 2018.
The trial continues tomorrow. – Bernama, December 22, 2020
