IPOH: A 47-year-old man died after falling into an irrigation canal following a fight, allegedly over fertiliser theft, in Bagan Tiang, Tanjung Piandang, on Monday (Oct 24).
Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said a 40-year-old man was arrested following the incident which occurred at about 6pm Monday.
"The suspect admitted having a fight with the victim which ended with both of them falling into the drainage canal. Passers-by intervened and dispersed them. The suspect then left for home, but the victim was said to have collapsed at the scene,” he said in a statement Tuesday (Oct 25).
He said the suspect, who tested positive for methamphetamine and had a criminal record, would be in remand for investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. - Bernama
