00:00The mother of six-year-old autistic child, Zayn Ryan Abdul-Matin, has been ordered by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court to enter her defence.
00:11Judge Dr. Syahliza Warno made the order on Ismaneera Abdul-Manaf on Monday after a maximum evaluation of the evidence and exhibits in the case.
00:21However, Ismaneera's co-accused and husband, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari, was acquitted of the charge.
00:30And the court has been arrested at 2 p.m. at 2 p.m. this time.
00:34To the president of Ismaneera, how many cases have we been opened?
00:41Less than five, including his husband.
00:45His husband is also we are.
00:47On April 24th, the prosecution closed the case after calling 28 prosecution witnesses throughout the 20-day trial, which began on February 4th.
00:57Zayn Ryan was reported missing on December 5th, 2023, and his body was found the next day in a stream near his house.
01:07His parents, Zaim Ikhwan and Ismaneera, both aged 30, were charged with neglecting the boy in a manner likely to cause physical harm in the vicinity of Block R at the Edaman apartment in Damansara Damai up to the nearby river area between noon on December 5th and 9.55 p.m. on December 6th, 2023.
01:29They were charged under Section 31, subsection 1A of the Child Act.
01:352001 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment or a fine of 50,000 ringgit or both if convicted.
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