Investigation
Zayn Rayyan death (Damansara Damai)
The murder is unsolved and no one has been charged with killing him. His mother's five-year neglect sentence was upheld on 28 Sep 2026; his father was acquitted.
- Category
- Child & school
- Since
- 5 Dec 2023
- Last update
- 28 Sep 2026
- Next
- Murder probe (no suspect charged); possible further appeal in neglect case
Timeline
- Autistic boy, 6, reported missing from Block R, Idaman Apartments; later found dead.
- Mother Ismanira Abdul Manaf convicted of neglect (Child Act s31(1)(a)); 5 years' jail, starts immediately.
- High Court refuses to stay her sentence pending appeal.
- High Court gives the father full custody of Zayn's younger sibling without conditions.
- Appeal and prosecution cross-appeal heard.
- High Court dismisses both appeals; conviction and 5-year sentence stand.