THE Shah Alam High Court has deferred its ruling on the murder of Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan to June 21.

The presiding judge will then rule on whether to call his wife Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers, who were charged with his murder, to enter their defence.

Lawyer Rahmat Hazlan, representing the three accused, said he was informed of the new date by the court on Tuesday.

Prior to this, the court had set May 30 to deliver the decision.

“The new date for decision on the case has been set on June 21 at 9am,” he said when contacted today.

The prosecution closed its case last February 14 after calling 57 witnesses, including the deceased’s older siblings, brothers Dr Abdul Aziz and Dr Malek Reedzwan as well as sister Che Elainee; Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Edwin Galan Anak Teruki; Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic pathologist Dr Siew Sheue Feng; Dr Prashant Sanberker and a security guard at the deceased’s residence, Raju Kumar Pandit.

Hearing of the case began on September 6, 2019.

On March 12, 2019, Samirah, 47, and the two teenagers, now aged 19 and 16, as well as an Indonesian woman, Eka Wahyu Lestari, who is still at large, were all charged with murdering Nazrin at his house in Mutiara Damansara, between 11.30pm on June 13, 2018, and 4am the following day. – Bernama, May 19, 2022.