CRADLE Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan was allegedly killed by an arrow, which was found by police in an archery bag in one of the suspects’ home, the Shah Alam High Court heard today.

“The alleged murder weapon has been found, so there is no need to detain the teenagers any longer,” judge Indera Ab Karim Ab Rahman ruled before ordering the release of Nazrin’s stepsons.

The duo, aged 14 and 16, were earlier remanded for a week, but were released today after spending four days in the lock-up.

In releasing the teenagers, the judge said there was no justification in keeping them any longer.

“There are no new statements taken, the arrow was found, and all the basic information for the investigation has been discovered.

“Therefore I am amending the remand order given by the Petaling Jaya magistrate’s court, and the boys must be released today,” Ab. Karim said.

Lead counsel for the teenagers Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said he was glad justice was served, adding that Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code was not a blank cheque to detain anyone.

The Malaysian Insight later learnt that police found an arrow inside an archery bag belonging to the 14-year-old suspect.

The arrow is believed to be the murder weapon, according to a police source.

It was reported that Nazrin had injuries to the neck, believed to have been caused by an arrow.

At least one of the two is said to be a school archer.

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

His family had said then that his handphone had exploded, causing the fire. Cradle Fund also issued a statement saying that its CEO died from blast injuries attributed to an exploding handphone that was being charged next to the bed.

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

Nazrin obtained a Bachelor of Law (LL.B Hons) from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom in 1994. He was also an executive committee member of the United Kingdom Executive Council for Malaysian Students.

His 43-year-old widow, who was also arrested and remanded, is a senior executive at the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation. 

Her remand ends tomorrow. – September 12, 2018.