Man strangles friend and puts corpse in a box, say Dubai Police

Dubai: A man who strangled his friend and put his body in a box was arrested shortly after he carried out the murder, Dubai police said on Saturday.

Police said the suspect killed his friend, placed his body in a cardboard box and asked a porter to take the box away.

Police said the suspect was trying to flee the country through the airport where he was arrested a few hours after the crime.