KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The police have arrested the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin to facilitate investigation into the murder of the autistic boy.
It is understood that the husband and wife, both 28, were arrested in Puncak Alam, Selangor, yesterday morning.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, when contacted, confirmed the arrest of the couple.
He said they will be brought to the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court this morning for a remand order.
The body of Zayn Rayyan, six, was found in a stream near his house at the Idaman Apartment in Damansara Damai, near here, on Deceber 6, last year, one day after he was reported missing.
A post-mortem showed that he was murdered and suffered injuries to his neck and body after trying to defend himself.
— Bernama
