Samirah Muzaffar, the 43-year-old daughter of political scientist Dr Chandra Muzaffar, pleaded not guilty at the Shah Alam High Court on Tuesday to a charge of murdering her husband, Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan.

Two boys, aged 13 and 16, also claimed trial to the charge under Section 302, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.