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Malay Mail
24-04-2025
- Malay Mail
Prosecution wraps up case in Zayn Rayyan child neglect trial
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The prosecution closed its case today in the child neglect trial of Zayn Rayyan Zaim Ikhwan after a 20-day hearing that began on February 4. A total of 28 witnesses were called, with the final witness being investigating officer Hafizee Ismail, in an effort to establish a prima facie case against the boy's parents, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf, according to a report published today in Free Malaysia Today. Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin informed the court that 23 additional witnesses, who were not called to testify, would be made available for the defence team's consideration. Defence lawyer Haresh Mahadevan said they had already identified seven individuals to testify. Trial judge Syahliza Warnoh instructed both parties to submit written arguments by May 23, with responses due by June 6. She also scheduled a ruling for July 21, noting that if she determines a prima facie case has been made, the defence would begin presenting its case on the same day. Additional trial dates were set for July 22 and 23, with another five days starting August 4 for the continuation of proceedings. During cross-examination, Hafizee denied briefing Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain about defensive wounds on the victim's body 'This (information) could have come from other members of the investigation team,' Hafizee explained. Haresh pointed out a December 7, 2023, media report in which Shuhaily stated that defensive wounds were present on Zayn Rayyan's body, which contradicted the post-mortem report by forensic expert Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan. Haresh: 'Is Shuhaily's statement to the media a contradiction of the report?' Hafizee: 'Yes, based on the post-mortem report.' Hafizee suggested that Shuhaily's statement may have been based on preliminary findings. Ismanira and Zaim Ikhwan, both 30, face charges of neglecting Zayn Rayyan in a manner that could have caused physical harm, near Block R of Apartment Idaman in Damansara Damai and a nearby river between December 5 and December 6, 2023. The couple is charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, read in conjunction with Section 34 of the Penal Code. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both. Zayn Rayyan's body was discovered in a stream near his home on December 6, 2023, a day after he was reported missing.
Free Malaysia Today
21-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Ismanira was scheduled to give a confession, Zayn Rayyan trial told
Ismanira Abdul Manaf and Zaim Ikhwan Zahari are on trial for neglecting their autistic son, Zayn Rayyan Zaim Ikhwan, and if found guilty, face a maximum fine of RM50,000, imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both. (File pic) PETALING JAYA : The Zayn Rayyan Zaim Ikhwan child neglect trial heard today that the autistic boy's mother was to be produced before a judicial officer to record a confession some six months after he was found dead. Testifying in the sessions court here, investigating officer Hafizee Ismail said he told Ismanira Abdul Manaf she would be produced before a magistrate to have her confession recorded under Section 26(1) of the Evidence Act 1950. 'I informed her at about 10pm that the confession will be recorded at about 9am on June 12, 2024,' the 28th prosecution witness said in his witness statement but without further elaboration. Ismanira and her husband, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari, both 30, were arrested on May 31 and held in remand for the maximum 14-day period permitted under the law. Hafizee said at about 4pm on June 13, 2024 he received instructions to charge them for neglecting their six-year-old son in a manner likely to cause the boy physical harm. The offence is alleged to have occurred at PJU Damansara Damai between noon on Dec 5 — when the boy was said to have gone missing — and 9.55pm the following day, when his body was discovered in a stream near his home at Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai. The charge, framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, is punishable with a maximum fine of RM50,000, imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both, upon conviction. The boy was believed to have been murdered after an autopsy revealed injuries to his neck and body. Today, Hafizee also told the court that he had escorted Ismanira from the police lockup at about 9am on June 10 to the family home at Apartment Idaman for a re-enactment of the circumstances that took place between the time the boy vanished and when his body was found. 'I instructed a police team from Bukit Aman to record the re-enactment which took about two hours,' he said. Hafizee said the recording was downloaded onto a pen drive and handed to him later. The police officer also said that on Dec 12, a week after the incident, he received a preliminary report from the chemistry department which confirmed a foreign object was found in the victim's throat. 'It turned out to be a pulai leaf. Based on my investigation, there was a pulai tree, about 10m from where the deceased's body was found,' he said. The prosecution also tendered about 50 exhibits through Hafizee, who initially investigated the case as murder. Lawyers Haresh Mahadevan, Ramzani Idris and Lavanesh Haresh are appearing for the couple, while deputy public prosecutors Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin and Aqharie Durranie Aziz are prosecuting. The hearing before judge Syahliza Warnoh was adjourned to tomorrow.
New Straits Times
21-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Zayn Rayyan's mum taken for reenactment at scene days before child neglect charge
PETALING JAYA: Ismanira Abdul Manaf, the mother of deceased autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, was brought out of the lock-up in June last year for a reenactment of incidents surrounding her son's disappearance at Block R in Apartment Idaman, two days before she was brought to court to record her confession. Senior investigating officer Assistant Superintendent Mohd Hafizee Ismail said Ismanira, 30, left the lock-up about 9am on June 10 last year to reconstruct the events that began about 10am and concluded at 12.30pm. "I had ordered Bukit Aman's Technical Assistant Department to record the reconstruction process. "The recording was copied onto a pen drive (referring to a USB flash drive) and given to me. "About 10pm the next day (June 11, 2024), I had informed Ismanira that she would be brought to the court in Petaling Jaya the next day about 9am to record her confession before a magistrate. "About 9am on June 12, 2024, Ismanira was brought to the court for a guilty plea confession before a magistrate under Section 26(1) of the Evidence Act 1950. "About 4pm on June 13, 2024, I received orders to have Zaim Ikhwan Zahari (Zayn Rayyan's father) and Ismanira charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code," he said in his witness statement in the couple's child neglect trial before judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh. Hafizee, the 28th prosecution witness, was then attached to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He is now the intelligence and operations senior officer at the Klang Selatan district police headquarters CID since January this year. Hafizee said that at 5.30pm on June 9, 2024, Ismanira had led investigators to a house in Bandar Puncak Alam, where he had seized items linked to a Saujana Utama police report. Hafizee told the court that he had reviewed a close-circuit television camera (CCTV) recording from the apartment's Joint Management Body dated Dec 5, 2023, at 12.13pm. "The footage captured a child in a white shirt walking in waterway downwards to a tunnel. "At 12.25pm, the footage showed the child turning back, exiting from the tunnel towards the waterway. "At 11.30am on Dec 16, 2023, I went to the location of the waterway for a reconstruction based on the CCTV recording that captured an image believed to be the deceased going in and out of the waterway at the adjacent Apartment Indah. "The reconstruction was completed about 2pm," he said. The trial continues. Ismanira and Zaim claimed trial to a joint amended charge as persons having the care of Zayn Rayyan, 6, who had allegedly neglected him in a manner likely to cause him physical injury. They were accused of committing the offence from 12pm on Dec 5, 2023, until about 9.55pm on Dec 6, 2023, around the area of Block R, Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, up to a nearby stream. They are represented by lawyers Haresh Mahadevan and Ramzani Idris.
