PETALING JAYA, June 7 — The Magistrate’s Court today extended the remand order against Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents for six more days until June 12 to assist in the boy’s murder investigation.
Lawyer Fahmi Abd Moin, representing the couple, confirmed the extension of the remand issued by Magistrate Ainaa Muhamad Kamal following police’s application.
The autistic boy’s parents were initially remanded for seven days, beginning June 1 until today, to assist in the murder case being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
On December 6, the body of six-year-old Zayn Rayyan was found in a stream close to his home at Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, a day after he was reported missing.
The child is believed to have been murdered based on the autopsy results, which revealed self-defence wounds on his neck and body.
— Bernama