POLICE have collected 228 DNA samples from residents at Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai as part of the investigation to search for the killer of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, said Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan adding the large-scale operation, which involved house-to-house checks, began yesterday and would continue until today.

“As of this morning, 5,628 people and 2,484 units have already been checked. There are 18 residential blocks in the area.

“The rainy weather (in the morning) has slowed down the search operation and the handing over of evidence to the police,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

He said 278 police officers and personnel from various units were involved.

Meanwhile, checks by Bernama today found the police had deployed two sniffer dogs – Ricks and Gucci – from Bukit Aman and the KLIA headquarters to check a store and houses near where the body was found.

After being reported missing on Tuesday noon in Damansara Damai, Zayn Rayyan was found dead in a stream near his residence the following day, about 200m from his apartment block.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s grandfather, Zahari Mohd Reba, 55, when met at the home in Idaman Apartment denied the death of his eldest grandson was due to revenge.

According to Zahari, his son Zaim Ikhwan and daughter-in-law Ismanira Abdul Manaf have lived at the apartment for the past three years.

“Their daily routine is to go to work and come back home. They only know their close neighbour. They hold no grudges against anyone,” he said. – Bernama, December 10, 2023.