POLICE have obtained a three-day remand extension for Samirah Muzaffar, the widow of murdered Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd CEO Nazrin Hassan.

Samirah’s lawyer, Hisyam Teh, told reporters at the Petaling Jaya magistrates’ court that police initially sought a seven-day extension, but magistrate Nurulhuda Zakariya allowed for just three days, up till Thursday.

Nazrin’s widow and her ex-husband were arrested last week, and remanded for seven days.

This morning, a group staged a protest at the court complex, demanding that the rights of Nazrin’s two teenage stepsons, held over his murder, be protected.

The boys, aged 16 and 14, have been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations. They were arrested on Saturday, and were remanded yesterday.

Nazrin was found dead after his bedroom at a double-storey terrace house in Mutiara Damansara caught fire on June 14, a day before Hari Raya.

His family said then his handphone had exploded, causing the fire. Cradle Fund also issued a statement, saying its CEO died from blast injuries attributed to an exploding handphone charging beside him.

Last month, however, Selangor police classified the case as murder after investigators found traces of petrol in the room.

On Thursday, a police source said they questioned the teens after it was found that Nazrin’s neck had injuries believed to be from an arrow. It is understood that the two boys are archers. – September 10, 2018.