An 11-year-old boy has died after he was allegedly kicked, choked and assaulted by a 16-year-old boy in an incident stemming from a dispute over RM4 yesterday.

Kuantan district police chief ACP Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the incident was believed to have occurred at a welfare home for orphans and asnaf (Muslim poor) when the suspect and the victim along with six other residents were cleaning the surau.