Three schoolboys held over the death of a classmate

Three schoolboys have been arrested for allegedly killing one of their classmates last week in Handan, North China's Hebei province, according to a report by the Beijing News.

Wang Ziyao, 13, was a middle school student in Feixiang district of Handan. He reportedly went missing on March 10 and was found the next day buried in a vegetable greenhouse in Zhangzhuang village, Beigao town, which was about 100 meters away from one of the suspects' home, the report said.

It's alleged that Wang was being bullied at school for a long time. The three suspects, who are also 13 years old, have been criminally detained on suspicion of intentional killing, according to the local police in Handan, quoted the Beijing News. The case is being jointly investigated by the public security organs of both Feixiang district and Handan city.

Besides, Hebei Provincial Public Security Department has dispatched a working team to provide guidance for the investigation of this case.