High Court upholds 5-year jail term for Zayn Rayyan’s mother
Judge Noor Hisham Ismail says there is no reason for the court to intervene in the decision of the Petaling Jaya sessions court, which convicted and sentenced the woman.
On Dec 6, 2023, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin's lifeless body was discovered in a stream close to his family's residence. Zayn's mother, Ismanira Abdul Manaf, now 31, was found guilty of neglecting her six-year-old son in 2025. The High Court has refused to overturn her conviction and the five-year prison sentence. Judge Noor Hisham Ismail deemed that there were no legal or factual errors in the original decision, and the five-year term was appropriate.
The court also dismissed the prosecution's attempt to request a harsher sentence, stating that the five-year punishment was sufficient to deter similar acts.
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