PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s mother told the Sessions Court today that a WhatsApp message saying “lantaklah nak hidup ke nak mati” (“do not care whether to live or die”) was directed at herself and not her six-year-old son.

PETALING JAYA, April 23 — A police investigating officer told the Sessions Court today that none of the 27 prosecution witnesses had stated that the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin had ever neglected the autistic child two years ago.

PETALING JAYA, April 8 — A witness told the Sessions Court today that the death of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin is not considered a normal death, but rather classified as suspicious, or "homicide until proven otherwise".

PETALING JAYA, April 8 — A forensics medical expert consultant told the Sessions Court today that Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s death was caused by strangulation to the neck and not drowning in water.

PETALING JAYA, March 13 — A paediatric specialist told the Sessions Court today that the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin could only speak using 30 words and was still unable to form sentences, which was not in line with the development of a typical six-year-old child.

PETALING JAYA, March 12 — A medical officer testified in the Sessions Court today that clinical records and speech therapy assessments confirmed the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin suffered from severe receptive and expressive language delay.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — The Sessions Court was told that the Tracker Dog Unit (K9) did not find any clues to the disappearance of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin during the search conducted in the area of ​​Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, on the morning of the second day he was reported missing.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 18 — A witness told the Sessions Court today that she had never seen the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin playing at the playground of Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai, before or on the day he went missing on December 5, 2023.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 17 — A police officer told the Sessions Court today that he covered the body of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin with his sweater upon discovering the autistic child lying unconscious on a sandy rock in a stream near Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 23 — The parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin have filed a notice of motion to dismiss a charge of negligence, which allegedly involved the possibility of causing him physical harm.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 10 — The prosecution submitted a chemistry report and a compact disc (CD) today for the case of the parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who are charged with neglecting the child in a manner likely to cause physical harm to him.

PETALING JAYA, July 26 — The Sessions Court has ordered the defence in autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s death to report to the relevant authorities if there is content in social media regarding the case that invites sub judice comments contemptuous of the court.

PETALING JAYA, July 19 — A woman was charged at the Sessions Court today on two charges of possessing Daesh material and supporting the group last month.

PETALING JAYA, April 2 — A technician from the United States pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to a charge of causing the death of a local man at an entertainment outlet last month.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — A food rider pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to committing mischief by fire to an auxiliary police car at a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station last week.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 22 — The mother of a two-year-old girl, who died after she was left in a car last month, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of negligence.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 22 — An Indonesian babysitter who formerly worked at a nursery pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to a charge of neglecting a two-month-old baby girl, resulting in her death last month.