Halim, the 15th prosecution witness in the murder trial of Nazrin, said the two places were on the mattress and Nazrin’s head, and they had nothing to do with each other.
“There were traces of burnt objects on the victim’s chest and on the head but I could not determine what the objects were,” he said when replying to questions from Selangor prosecution director Salim Soib@Hamid before Justice Ab Karim Ab Rahman.
Halim also told the court that during an examination on Nazrin’s body, he found no injuries or soot stains on the back of the victim’s body, except for two puncture marks and bloodstains on his head.
“Therefore, I am of the opinion that before the fire incident occurred, Nazrin was already lying in the area where he was found (on the mattress), based on the absence of soot stains on his back.
“I also found there were no signs of the victim trying to escape the fire as his body was found at the point of origin (of the fire),” he said.
Halim said the investigation also found that the victim had not made any attempt to escape the fire, based on the condition of the room during the investigation.
Based on his experience as a firefighter, he said fire victims would usually try to escape by hiding in the bathroom or closet and trying to get out using the door or the window.
“However, in this case, there were no signs on the door, whether he was trying to break it from inside, or trying to hide in the closet. If he (the victim) tried to break the door, we would have found the body near the door, not on the mattress,” he said.
Halim also told the court that the victim could get help if he was conscious when the fire broke out.
“Looking at the nature and effects of the fire, the size of the room and the place where the fire originated, if the victim was still alive, he could have come out safely,” he said.
On March 12, Samirah Muzaffar, 44, a former senior executive at the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), and two teenagers, aged 17 and 14, were charged along with an Indonesian citizen, Eka Wahyu Lestari, who is still at large, with Nazrin’s murder.
They were alleged to have committed the offence at a home in Mutiara Homes, Mutiara Damansara, between 11.30pm on June 13, 2018 and 4am on June 14, 2018.
They are charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same act, which provides for the mandatory death sentence if convicted.
The trial continues tomorrow.