THE remand order will be extended for the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, The Star reports.

“Yes, the remand will be extended tomorrow,” Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said.

Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf were remanded for seven days by the magistrates’ court on June 1, six months after their six-year-old autistic son was found dead in Damansara Damai.

Magistrate Azura Mohd Saad granted the order to detain the couple until June 9.

Police arrested the parents, both 28, on May 31, following a probe into the death of Zayn’s death.

The case, which was classified as sudden death, was refiled as murder after police found evidence of foul play.

Zayn’s body was found more than 30 hours after he was reported missing on December 5.

A forensic examination found injuries to Zayn’s neck and body. Police believed he was murdered elsewhere before the body was dumped in the creek.

In January, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Shuhaily Zain said police had recorded the statements of more than 200 people in connection with the case. – June 6, 2024.