Investigationgone quiet
Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan killing
The killing is effectively unsolved. The Federal Court upheld the acquittals of his widow and two teenagers in January 2026, and the fourth accused, an Indonesian woman, is still at large. No new police statement has been reported since.
- Category
- Crime
- Since
- 14 Jun 2018
- Last update
- 9 Jan 2026
- Next
- Fourth accused Eka Wahyu Lestari still wanted
Timeline
- Nazrin Hassan, 45, was killed at his Mutiara Damansara home overnight on 13–14 June 2018 and found after a fire there.
- His widow Samirah Muzaffar, two teenagers and Indonesian Eka Wahyu Lestari were jointly charged with murder; Eka was never found.
- The Shah Alam High Court acquitted Samirah and the two teens without calling their defence, saying there was no direct evidence and the time of death was not proven.
- The Court of Appeal upheld the acquittals.
- The Federal Court unanimously dismissed the prosecution's final appeal, noting that a fourth person had been in the house.
- Nazrin's brother said the family accepted the decision but still wanted to know what really happened.