KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer representing the parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin has withdrawn from the case as of today.
Mahmud Abdul Jumaat announced in a statement that he had to make this decision to focus on several other ongoing cases.
As a result, Mahmud of Tetuan Emir Mahmud & Co, decided to withdraw as counsel for Zayn Rayyan's parents, who are currently under a seven-day remand since Saturday (June 1).
"I pray that the case proceeds smoothly according to the existing legal process. As a legal practitioner, I urge everyone to respect the legal process and refrain from making wild speculations about this case for the benefit of all parties involved," he said.
Mahmud was appointed by the family of Zayn Rayyan's parents after the 28-year-old couple was arrested by the police last Friday.
He was present during the remand application proceedings for the couple at the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court last Saturday, where Magistrate Ainaa Muhammad Kamal granted a seven-day remand until June 7.
Previously, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the couple were remanded for investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Hussein confirmed that the police arrested Zayn Rayyan's parents at their family home in Puncak Alam at 10. 05am to assist in the murder investigation of their son.
On Dec 6 last year, Zayn Rayyan, the couple's eldest child, was found dead in a drainage area, approximately 200 metres from his family's residence at Idaman Apartment, in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya.
An autopsy revealed that the victim died from neck injuries, likely caused by strangulation or choking.
The day before, police confirmed that they received a report about the child's disappearance from his family at 6.30pm.
