IN yet another twist in the murder of Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan, police picked up two more family members to facilitate investigations.

Sources told The Malaysian Insight the two latest suspects were Nazrin’s brother-in-law and a sister-in-law.

“They were arrested yesterday,” he said.

Police had earlier arrested Nazrin’s wife, her ex-husband and their two teenage sons. They were remanded and later released on bail.

Meanwhile, Selangor CID chief Fadzil Ahmat said the two suspects will be remanded for four days to facilitate investigation after the police obtained a remand order this morning.

According to Fadzil, the duo were picked up at about 10.20pm at a house in Kiara View, Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

“We detained the two yesterday at 10.20pm as we believe they could help in facilitating the case.

“The woman arrested is 39 while the man is 41-years old. Both have been remanded for four days,” Fadzil said.

The case is investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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

Nazrin’s stepsons practise archery in school.

It was also previously reported that police had found the alleged murder weapon in an archery bag in one of the suspects’ home, the Shah Alam High Court heard last week.

“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.

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 is a senior executive at the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation. – September 24, 2018.