KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - A 40-year-old lorry driver died a gruesome death after his wife's jealous lover slit his throat following a heated argument on New Year's Eve.

The victim was said to have confronted the suspect, an Indian national in his early 20s, in Sentul Pasar here when he learnt of the affair.

Witnesses said that a scuffle broke out, and the suspect took out a knife and stabbed the man before slitting his throat.

It is learnt that the suspect befriended the victim's wife when they were working together a few months ago.

"The suspect was arrested an hour later near his house in Sentul," a source said.

Sentul CID chief DSP Ng Lian Seong confirmed the case, adding that police were investigating the case as murder.