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  "id": 10363464,
  "title": "High Court upholds 5-year jail term for Zayn Rayyan’s mother",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/high-court-upholds-5-year-jail-term-for-zayn-rayyans-mother",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/28/high-court-upholds-5-year-jail-term-for-zayn-rayyan-s-mother"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "High Court dismisses Zayn Rayyan's mother's appeal, upholds five-year jail term for neglect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/high-court-dismisses-zayn-rayyans-mothers-appeal-upholds-five-year",
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