AGC dismisses bid by Zayn Rayyan’s parents to drop neglect charge

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The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has rejected the representation by the parents of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin to dismiss a charge of child neglect, at the Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya on Friday (Dec 6).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4wd9sxjc  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Attorney General's Chambers has rejected the representation

00:03by the parents of autistic child Zain Ryan Abdul Mateen

00:07to dismiss a charge of child neglect.

00:10During proceedings at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on Friday,

00:14Deputy Public Prosecutor Raja Zaizul Farida Raja Zaharuddin

00:19said the lawyers representing Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and his wife,

00:23Ismanira Abdul Manaf, submitted the representation on November 19.

00:29He added the AGC rejected their application

00:32and suggested that the trial date set in the previous proceedings be maintained.

00:37On June 13, the couple pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of neglecting the child

00:42as the custodians of the six-year-old boy,

00:45in a manner likely to cause physical injury.

00:48The offence was allegedly committed around Damansara Damai

00:52from noon on December 5 last year until 9.55 pm the following day.

00:58The charge under Section 31, Subsection 1A of the Child Act 2001

01:04carries a fine of up to 50,000 ringgit or imprisonment for up to 20 years,

01:09or both, upon conviction.

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