Phuket

Knife-death bouncer surrenders

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19 years ago

Thursday, February 21, 2002

CHALONG: A bouncer wanted for stabbing a man to death in a brawl in Kata Center on January 20 has turned himself in, police said today. Tanakrit “Bud Easy” Taweesaman allegedly knifed Chaiwut Yodkaew after an altercation near where Tanakrit worked at the Easy Rider pub on Tina Rd. (See also https://thethaiger.com/news/index.asp?Id=1872 .) Police Col Sati Malakanond, Superintendent of Chalong Police Station, told the Gazette that Tanakrit turned himself in on Sunday. Col Sati said that Tanakrit had confessed to stabbing Chaiwut. He was charged with murder and was released on bail of 200,000 baht.

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