“The dissemination (of the alleged leaked information) could likely amount to criminal defamation,” Harian Metro quoted the family’s lawyer, Fahmi Moin, as saying.

Earlier, it was reported that Bukit Aman would work with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate the alleged leaked information about the police investigation.

Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director Shuhaily Zain said the police would contact MCMC to remove the content, first detected on a Telegram account yesterday, and prevent it from being spread on other platforms.

The parents of Zayn, who was found dead near his house in Damansara Damai last December, pleaded not guilty to child neglect at the Petaling Jaya sessions court yesterday after initially being investigated for murder.

Shuhaily said the “irresponsible dissemination of information” could not only affect the trial, but also have an adverse effect on the prosecution, the defence lawyers, and Zayn’s family.

“All information related to this investigation must come from official sources. We will investigate this thoroughly to identify the parties spreading this information.

“This is an irresponsible act which can disrupt the trial proceedings and ultimately deny Zayn justice.

“I will not hesitate to prosecute the parties responsible for this because all the hard work of our colleagues (CID team) in investigating (the case) could be compromised,” he said.

Yesterday, Fahmi said police were still investigating Zayn’s murder despite his parents being charged with child neglect.