Charge against Zayn Rayyan’s parents not defective, says court

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The Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya on Monday (Feb 3) dismissed the preliminary objection raised by the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, who are facing a charge of neglecting the autistic child in a manner that could have caused physical harm.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3uw5ruz6  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on Monday dismissed the preliminary objection raised

00:05by the parents of the late Zain Rayyan Abdul Mateen in their child neglect trial.

00:10The court ruled that the charge against Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and his wife Ismaneera Abdul

00:15Manaf, both aged 30 years old, was not defective and was in accordance with legal provisions.

00:21The court said there is no element that indicates the accused are denied a proper defence.

00:26It added that therefore, the hearing will continue as usual.

00:30The defence team said the elements of neglect were not sufficiently detailed, therefore

00:35placing the accused at a disadvantage.

00:38They asked if the accused allowed their child to run away or left him unattended, as those

00:43are the details that should be included in the charge.

00:46However, the prosecution said at this stage, it was not necessary to specify the precise

00:51manner in which the alleged neglect occurred.

00:54In June last year, Zaim Ikhwan and Ismaneera pleaded not guilty to a charge of neglecting

01:00their autistic child in a manner that may have caused physical harm.

01:04The offence allegedly occurred in Damansara Damai on December 5th in 2023.

01:10Zain Rayyan was reported missing and his body was discovered in a stream near his home at

01:15Edaman apartment the following day.

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