School Student Kills His Schoolmate

JIZAN, 5 March 2004 - A school student in Shuqeer village near here killed his school friend with a bottle in heated argument, Al-Madinah reported. The two students had been arguing for several days before the situation turned violent. The murderer stabbed his victim in the neck with a broken bottle, killing him instantly. Other students on the scene tried in vain to save the boy. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner. The killer fled the scene but was arrested a few hours later.