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Zayn Rayyan case: Cops finish recording statement from boy's babysitter

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have finished recording a statement from the former babysitter of murder victim Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, today.

Selangor police chief, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, the woman as well as two of Zayn Rayyan's family members were summoned to have their statements recorded to assist the police investigation.

He said no arrests were made and the three individuals were only asked to come in to provide statements to aid the probe.

"Yes, we have finished taking their statements and have not detained any individuals," he said when contacted today.

Earlier today, police summoned several people to assist in investigations following the arrests of Zayn Rayyan's parents on Friday.

Yesterday, it was reported that police seized the parents' mobile phones for further investigation.

Hussein had said that the seizure was standard operating procedure (SOP) in such investigations.

On Saturday, Hussein confirmed in a press statement that police had detained both of Zayn Rayyan's parents the day before.

He had said the arrests were carried out by a team from the Selangor Criminal Investigation Department.

Police on Saturday obtained a remand order from the Petaling Jaya magistrates court to detain both for seven days.

Zayn Rayyan, a six-year-old autistic child, had gone missing after accompanying his mother back from school last year.

A massive manhunt was launched for the boy, which ended when police found his dead body near a river at his home in Damansara Damai.

Police have classified the case as murder.

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