Two Indonesian palm oil harvesters remanded for seven days over the death of a vocational college student in Teluk Intan, with police investigating under culpable homicide.

IPOH: Two Indonesian palm oil harvesters have been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigation into the death of a male vocational college student in Teluk Intan.

The 18-year-old victim, Adham Faisal, was killed after his neck was slashed by a sickle in an incident involving two motorcycles.

Hilir Perak police chief ACP Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the remand order was issued by Magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman at the Teluk Intan Magistrate’s Court.

The two suspects, aged 39 and 52, arrived at court under police escort at 9 am.

“The remand order was issued for police to continue their investigations under Section 304 (A) of the Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder,” he said in a statement.

The incident occurred at Batu 4, Kampung Selabak, Teluk Intan.

A 17-year-old college mate of the deceased also suffered injuries to his hand during the event.

It is understood the two students were on their way to the Teluk Intan Agricultural Vocational College for practical training.

 The Sun Malaysia