Hafizee Ismail, 38, previously a senior criminal investigation officer at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters, said the finding was based on a chemical report that matched the blood to the DNA of the deceased obtained from a sternum bone specimen.
“This chemical report was issued by chemist Nor Aidora Saedon and the blood matched the DNA profile obtained from the bone specimen labelled Zayn Rayyan,” Bernama quoted Hafizee as saying when asked by judge Syahliza Warnoh about the identity of the person whose blood was found in the room.
Hafizee, currently an operations intelligence officer with the criminal investigation department at the Klang Selatan police station, said blood found in the bathroom belonged to the first accused, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari, while the blood in the room belonged to Zayn Rayyan.
The 28th prosecution witness said this while resuming his testimony on the 18th day of the trial against Zayn Rayyan’s parents, Ismanira Abdul Manaf and Zaim Ikhwan, who face charges of neglect.
Yesterday, Hafizee told the court that blood stains were found in the room and bathroom of Zayn Rayyan’s house when the forensic team carried out a luminol test to detect traces of blood at the child’s home in Block R, Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai.
However, the witness did not disclose to the court whose blood was found in the room.
Meanwhile, in response to a question from deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin about soil samples sent to the chemistry department, Hafizee said the results came back negative as the soil originated from different sources.
Yesterday, he testified that he had instructed the forensic team to collect soil samples near where the body was found for analysis, after noticing a pair of black shoes with mud stains next to a refrigerator in a room in front of the kitchen.
When asked by Raja Zaizul whether further investigation was conducted on the deceased’s babysitter Auni Afiqah Abas, Hafizee said: “Based on Auni’s testimony as the 17th prosecution witness, she said she heard a voice that sounded like Zayn Rayyan trying to break free, but I found that she failed to identify the voice as belonging to the deceased.”
According to Hafizee, Ismanira would send Zayn Rayyan and his younger sibling to Auni’s house every day.
Responding to a question from Raja Zaizul on why the deceased’s name on his birth certificate was registered as Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin and not with Zaim Ikhwan Zahari as the father, the witness said: “My investigation found that Zaim Ikhwan and Ismanira were married in Narathiwat, Thailand, around June 2016 and delayed registering the marriage in Malaysia. As a result, the deceased’s patronymic was based on one of the 99 names of Allah.”
Ismanira and Zaim Ikhwan, both aged 30, are charged with neglecting Zayn Rayyan in a manner likely to cause physical injury to the victim from around Block R, Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, up to a nearby river between noon on Dec 5 and 9.55pm on Dec 6, 2023.
They are charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years’ imprisonment or a maximum fine of RM50,000 or both upon conviction.
On Dec 6, 2023, Zayn Rayyan’s body was found in a stream near his home after he was reported missing a day earlier.
The trial continues tomorrow.