September 8 fixed for written submissions, September 22 for oral replies.

PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s mother told the Sessions Court today that a WhatsApp message saying “lantaklah nak hidup ke nak mati” (“do not care whether to live or die”) was directed at herself and not her six-year-old son.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — The Court of Appeal was informed that the defence intends to call Ismanira Abdul Manaf, mother of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, to testify regarding a police report she lodged implicating a prosecution witness in the case involving Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali.

PETALING JAYA, April 23 — A police investigating officer told the Sessions Court today that none of the 27 prosecution witnesses had stated that the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin had ever neglected the autistic child two years ago.

PETALING JAYA, April 8 — A witness told the Sessions Court today that the death of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin is not considered a normal death, but rather classified as suspicious, or "homicide until proven otherwise".

PETALING JAYA, April 8 — A forensics medical expert consultant told the Sessions Court today that Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s death was caused by strangulation to the neck and not drowning in water.

SHAH ALAM, March 20 — The Magistrates’ Court today extended the guardianship of deceased child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin’s younger brother to his current caregivers for another two months.

PETALING JAYA, March 13 — A paediatric specialist told the Sessions Court today that the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin could only speak using 30 words and was still unable to form sentences, which was not in line with the development of a typical six-year-old child.

PETALING JAYA, March 12 — A medical officer testified in the Sessions Court today that clinical records and speech therapy assessments confirmed the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin suffered from severe receptive and expressive language delay.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Police have obtained new evidence in the murder of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin.

SHAH ALAM, March 4 — The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, whose body was found in a stream near his house, today failed in their bid to quash the charge of neglecting their autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 25 — The High Court has fixed March 4 to decide on an application by Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents seeking to quash the charge of neglecting their deceased autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — The Sessions Court was told that the Tracker Dog Unit (K9) did not find any clues to the disappearance of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin during the search conducted in the area of ​​Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, on the morning of the second day he was reported missing.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 18 — A witness told the Sessions Court today that she had never seen the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin playing at the playground of Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai, before or on the day he went missing on December 5, 2023.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 17 — A police officer told the Sessions Court today that he covered the body of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin with his sweater upon discovering the autistic child lying unconscious on a sandy rock in a stream near Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 3 — The Sessions Court here today dismissed the defence’s preliminary objection, which contended that the charge against Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents of neglecting their six-year-old autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm, was defective.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin today filed an application to review the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court’s dismissal of their bid to stay a trial scheduled for February 3.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 23 — The parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin have filed a notice of motion to dismiss a charge of negligence, which allegedly involved the possibility of causing him physical harm.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 10 — The prosecution submitted a chemistry report and a compact disc (CD) today for the case of the parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who are charged with neglecting the child in a manner likely to cause physical harm to him.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 6 — The Attorney-General’s Chambers has rejected a representation submitted by the parents of deceased autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin seeking a review of the child neglect charge against them.