A bittersweet ending to the Zayn Rayyan murder probe for Bukit Aman CID director

KUALA LUMPUR: For Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case had a bittersweet ending. "We are so close yet so far," said the Bukit Aman CID director after the prosecution decided to charge the dead boy's parents with child negligence instead of murder. He said the charge was decided following...

56-year-old suspected of killing wife remanded seven days in Ipoh

IPOH: The 56-year-old man suspected of killing his wife in a house at Kampung Simee here has been remanded for seven days. The order to remand the man was given by Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhammad Dan at a Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (June 13). The man will be remanded from Thursday until next Wednesday (June 19). It...

Zayn Rayyan murder: Cops hope to complete investigation in six days

KAJANG: The police aim to complete the investigation into the murder of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin within six days following the remand extension for the victim's parents, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The Selangor police chief said the police must review all aspects of the case, including inconsistent statements of the suspects and...

‘The real killer is out there’, claim Zayn Rayyan’s parents

PETALING JAYA: The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin claim that they are being persecuted and that the real killer of their child is still at large. Ilyani Khuszairy, the lawyer for the deceased autistic child's parents, said this during a remand extension application before Magistrate Ainaa Muhamad Kamal at the Magistrate's Court here on Friday...

Cops obtain six-day remand extension on Zayn Rayyan’s parents

PETALING JAYA: The police have obtained a six-day remand extension on the parents of autistic child, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who was believed to have been murdered. The extension was granted by Magistrate Ainaa Muhamad Kamal following a seven-day remand that ends on Friday (June 7). The couple's lawyer, Fahmi Abd Moin, confirmed the matter when met...

Two Japanese men wanted for grisly murder in Thailand arrested in Laos

BANGKOK: Two Japanese men have been arrested in Laos for allegedly murdering and dismembering the body of a compatriot in Nonthaburi province in April. A source at the Provincial Police Bureau said it had learned that the duo had been detained in Vientiane. The bureau is in touch with Laos police and expects the two men...

Senior cop’s murder trial dates set

IPOH: The High Court here has set the dates for the trial of the senior police officer who is charged for the murder of a secondary school student in Taman Jati, Meru Raya, here last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet set the trial to be held from Nov 4 to 8, Nov 11...

Korean YouTuber fatally stabbed while live-streaming in Busan

BUSAN: A South Korean YouTuber in his 50s was apprehended after killing another YouTuber who was live-streaming in Busan, the authorities said on Thursday (May 9). According to the Busan Metropolitan Police, the victim in his 50s was fatally stabbed while live-streaming on YouTube to his approximately 4,000 subscribers during a visit to the Busan District...

Remand of 13 students in Lahad Datu dorm murder case extended by a week

KOTA KINABALU: Police have obtained a further seven-day remand order for 13 vocational school students in connection with investigations into the murder of their dormitory mate in Lahad Datu on March 22. Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani granted the application by police after the suspects were brought to the Lahad Datu courthouse at 9.20am on Friday (March...

College student killed after being accused of stealing RM85

KOTA KINABALU: A dispute over the theft of RM85 might have led to the death of a 17-year-old vocational school student at a hostel in Sabah's east Lahad Datu district on Friday (March 22). It is believed that the teenager was attacked by his dormitory mates after they accused him of stealing RM85 belonging to two...