PETALING JAYA: Police have obtained a seven-day remand order against the parents of six-year-old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who was found dead near a river at his home in Damansara Damai on Dec 6 last year.
Magistrate Azura Mohd Saad granted the remand application when the two suspects were presented to the court here this morning.
The couple, both 28, will be remanded from today until Friday to facilitate police investigation into the case.
Earlier, the couple, both clad in orange lockup attire, arrived at the magistrate's court at 8.50 am.
However, the media was not allowed to attend the proceedings, as it is still at the application stage for investigation.
It was reported that police arrested the parents of the autistic boy at their family home in Puncak Alam, Selangor, yesterday (May 31).
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement today, confirmed that the parents of the boy was arrested at 10.05am yesterday.
Hussein said the parents of boy were arrested under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.