A forensic medical expert consultant told the Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya that Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin’s death was caused by strangulation to the neck and not drowning in water.

Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan, 54, said strangulation marks were found on the boy, along with blunt and sharp force trauma.

“Strangulation at the neck caused bruising to neck muscles and the thyroid glands, indicating that...