KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The police have detained the grandparents of murder victim Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, to assist in the investigation of his murder.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the arrest, adding that the couple was detained at 2.30pm.
Meanwhile, Bernama has learned that the grandparents were detained by personnel from the Serious Crime Investigation Division of the Selangor contingent police headquarters at their home in Puncak Alam, and a remand application is expected to be made tomorrow.
Earlier, the Magistrate's Court recorded the objection raised by the lawyer representing Zayn Rayyan's mother against the police's request to obtain her guilty plea in the investigation of the case.
Lawyer Fahmi Abd Moin, representing the child's father, said Magistrate Zhafran Rahim Hamzah recorded the objection to the police's request under Section 26(1) of the Evidence Act 1950.
On December 6 last year, the body of the six-year-old was found in a stream near his home at Idaman Damansara Damai Apartments after he was reported missing a day earlier.
His parents were arrested on May 31 around Puncak Alam, and their 13-day remand period ends tomorrow.
— Bernama
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Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, six, was found dead in a stream in Damansara Damai on December 6, 2023, over 24 hours after he was reported missing. — Picture via FACEBOOK/SARINA YUSOF[/caption]
