Phuket Police set to launch nationwide manhunt for Patong headhunter killers

PHUKET: Patong Police are preparing to send an alert to every police station in the country in the hopes of apprehending three prime suspects for the murder of Myanmar worker Wai Phyo Kyaw, 22, whose decapitated body was found dumped on Patong Hill on March 9 (story here).

“We have learned the names of three of the five men we are looking for,” Patong Police Deputy Superintendent Khunnadet Nanongkhai told the Phuket Gazette this afternoon.

“We will ask the court to issue the arrest warrants against the three men as soon as possible.”

Lt Col Khunnadet declined to name the suspects, who were all co-workers of Mr Kyaw and were last seen embroiled in a violent argument with him on the night he was beheaded.

“We believe they are no longer in Phuket. Once we have the arrest warrants, we will notify every police station in the country to be on the lookout for them,” Col Khunnadet said.

Meanwhile, the investigation into the identities of the two other men last seen with Mr Kyaw continues.

“We have descriptions of the men and will continue checking CCTV cameras and questioning witnesses in Patong. Other police stations will check CCTV images in their areas in case they are hiding somewhere on the island,” Col Khunnadet said.

— Irfarn Jamdukor