Child neglect trial begins


In the dock: Zaim Ikhwan and Ismanira arriving at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: A total of 142 photographs related to the case of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, including images of the boy wearing a disposable diaper, were submitted as evidence in the Sessions Court as the trial of the boy’s parents began yesterday.

Kpl Mohamad Hirwan Arifin, 45, a photographer from the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters, identified the photographs as he testified in the trial of Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and his wife, Ismanira Abdul Manaf, who are facing charges of neglecting their autistic son.

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