KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested the parents of six-year-old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, an autistic boy who was found dead near a river at his home in Damansara Damai on Dec 6 last year.
Sources said the couple, both aged 28 years old, were arrested at their family home in Puncak Alam, Selangor, at around 11am yesterday (May 31).
The sources said that both of them were brought to the Petaling Jaya police headquarters for further investigation.
However, details on the arrest have yet to be obtained.
Meanwhile, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the arrest of the husband and wife.
He said the couple would be brought to the Petaling Jaya magistrate's court for remand application at 9am today.
On Dec 6, 2023, the child was found dead at a stream near Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, at 10pm.
The body of the child was found about 200 metres from his home by the public who participated in the search operations.
The victim was confirmed to be killed based on the autopsy conducted, which found injuries to his neck and body.