Phuket

Chicken wholesaler shot dead

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Saturday, May 15, 1999 03:51

PHUKET TOWN: Chicken farmer and wholesaler Yunud Kayankit was shot in the head in the garage of his Koh Kaew home early yesterday morning. He died in the emergency room at Wachira Hospital. Phuket Town Police told the Gazette that Khun Yunud, 31, was shot twice, once in the left cheek and once in the forehead, as he prepared to deliver chickens to market at around 2 am. The police said they believe his execution-style death may have come as the result of a business dispute.

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