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.
The suspect admitted to killing the victim on Aug 20 and dumping the body, he said.