Police say the boy became enraged after learning of the victim’s interest in his girlfriend.
Hilir Perak police chief Ahmad Adnan Basri said the 17-year-old boy was arrested in Hutan Melintang last Saturday, three days after the body was discovered.
IPOH: Police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing his friend and dumping his body in a drain on Jalan Pasir, Kampung Sungai Payung Baruh, Rungkup in Bagan Datuk. Hilir Perak police chief Ahmad Adnan Basri said the 17-year-old boy was arrested in Hutan Melintang last Saturday, three days after the body was discovered.
“The victim was a 21-year-old man, and the two were friends and neighbours in a housing estate in Teluk Intan,” he said in a statement. Adnan said the suspect became jealous when he found out that the victim had allegedly been harassing his 20-year-old girlfriend.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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