The family of teen athlete Zulfan Iqbal Zaiful is demanding a transparent investigation into the incident that led to the death of the Form Four student at Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI).

His father, Zaiful Ibrahim, 53, lodged a police report at the Jalan Tun Razak Police Station in Kuala Lumpur today, as he suspects elements of negligence and abandonment that caused the under-16 footballer’s death after he drowned nearly five months ago.

Zaiful said the Nov 25 incident has caused...