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Police pursue suspect after man murdered near Khon Kaen temple
Police are actively pursuing the suspect who brutally murdered a man on a road near a temple in Khon Kaen province. The victim’s brother revealed that the deceased had been helping with a funeral in the village and was attacked while on his way to deliver food to an elderly acquaintance. Surachet Matnok, a sub-inspector at Nong Song Hong Police…
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Thai monk murders ex-girlfriend and her friend in Rayong
A Thai monk turned himself in at Phe Police Station in the eastern province of Rayong after the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend after she broke up with him. The unhinged monk also killed his girlfriend’s friend for supporting their separation. The 36 year old perpetrator, Sumate, surrendered to police today, August 19, for the murders of the two Thai women,…
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Thai teacher kills ex-wife and father-in-law at Ayutthaya temple
A young Thai teacher shot and killed his former wife and father-in-law at a temple in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya before fleeing the scene. The suspect has since contacted the police to surrender. Officers at Rong Chang Police Station received a report yesterday at 6.30pm about a shooting at Wat Chao Pluk in Maha Rat district. Upon arrival, officers, along…
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Muay Thai boxer flees after fatally slitting father’s throat
A Muay Thai boxer escaped and hid in the Yala mountain forests after fatally slitting his father’s throat at their home in the early hours of this morning. Mueang Yala Police Station officers responded to the incident at around 6am today, August 15, investigating the house in the Bannang Sareng sub-district, Mueang district, Yala province, following a report of the…
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Yakuza members arrested in Nong Khai for brutal murder over debt
Two members of a Yakuza gang were arrested and conducted a crime scene reenactment after being apprehended in Nong Khai for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a Japanese national over an unpaid debt of 8 million baht. Police discovered the dismembered body of 47 year old Japanese national Kaba Shima Ryosuke in Soi Jadsan Swing 2, Ban Kluay-Sai Noi…
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Jealous husband kills wife and himself in ‘cursed’ house
A tragic incident occurred involving a jealous husband who allegedly murdered his wife, a postpartum massage therapist, before subsequently taking his own life. Neighbours believe the house, which has seen nine deaths in a decade, is cursed. At 12.30pm yesterday, August 9, the Deputy Inspector of Khan Na Yao Police Station, Teerapong Chuayprasom, received a murder report at a house in…
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Family feud ends in tragedy as brother-in-law kills sister’s husband
A family feud ended in tragedy when a brother-in-law stabbed his sister’s husband to death after being unemployed for eight months. The incident occurred yesterday, August 9, in a two-storey house in Phaisalee, Nakhon Sawan province. Police and emergency responders found 52 year old Theerachart dead in the living room with stab wounds to his right chest and upper right…
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Thai man admits cutting off penis and killing victim in land dispute
Police arrested a Thai man for brutally killing another man on a road in the northern province of Kamphaengphet by repeatedly slashing him and cutting off his penis. The murder stemmed from a land dispute. Officers from the Khlonglan Police Station on Thursday, August 8, were called to the scene in the Khlong Ngarn district at about 10pm. The crime…
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Bribe & ride: Gay Thai man’s 1 million baht cover-up hits dead end
Police arrested a gay Thai man suspected of fatally poisoning his close friend, for offering a 1 million baht bribe to the police to conclude that his friend died in a motorcycle accident. The death of a 25 year old Thai woman, Chonlada “Tong” Kongdam, caught the attention of Thai netizens and news agencies last week, even though she died…
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Thai university student stabbed and burned to death in Nonthaburi
The Forensic Science Institute yesterday discovered hairs belonging to the suspected murderer of a Thai university student on the victim’s hands. The student was found stabbed and burned to death at his dormitory in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok. Officers from Rattanathibet Police Station were alerted to a fire in room 611 on the sixth floor of a dormitory in Soi…
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71 year old Thai woman robbed and killed in Chiang Rai home
A killer remains at large after killing a 71 year old Thai woman at her home in the northern province of Chiang Rai and stealing her gold necklace. A 58 year old Thai man, Prasit Sanukun, reported the death of his older sister, 71 year old Sa-ngiam Kunnana, to Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station officers yesterday, August 6. Prasit asked…
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Jealous Thai man allegedly kills wife by stuffing bomb in her mouth
Locals in the northern province of Mae Hong Son accused a Thai man of killing his wife by stuffing a ping pong bomb in her mouth due to drunkenness and jealousy. The accused man denied all allegations. Officers from the Mok Cham Pae Police Station were called to a house in the Mueang district of Mae Hong Son province today,…
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Drunk, jealous Thai man stabs innocent neighbour to death
A Thai man yesterday stabbed his neighbour to death in a drunken, jealous rage before calmly waiting for police near the victim’s home in the Isaan province of Surin. The suspect allegedly showed no remorse over the murder. Officers from the Sawai Police Station investigated the death of the 54 year old Thai man, Tui Kaensuwan, at his home in…
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Drug-addicted Thai man beheads wife, claims ghost possessed her
A drug-addicted Thai man beheaded his wife at their shared home in the Laplae district of the northern province of Uttaradit, claiming he killed a ghost, not his wife. Officers from the Laplae Police Station, and local administrative officials, on Sunday, July 28, searched for a 49 year old Thai man named Narin, for the murder of his 49 year…
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Forensic report disputes self-defence claim in Thai pond murder
A forensic investigation has contradicted the testimony regarding the murder of a friend disposed of in a pond in Nakhon Sawan province. The suspect had announced the act a month in advance, and the woman involved denied any romantic relationship, asserting there was no love triangle. In the case of a 54 year old Thai man, Rung, who killed 53…
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Thai man confesses to killing his friend over love triangle
A Thai man confessed to killing his friend and dumping the body in a pond in the central province of Nakhon Sawan after becoming entangled in a bitter love triangle. A 75 year old Thai woman, Prayong, filed a missing person complaint with Thatako Police Station, stating that her 53 year old son, Yodrak, had been missing from home since…
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Cult blamed for deadly killing rampage in Surat Thani
Police reported that a strange cult allegedly led a Thai man to go on a killing rampage yesterday, taking the life of his niece and injuring her daughter at a palm plantation in the southern province. The violent rampage was reported at approximately 2pm yesterday, July 25, at a palm plantation in the Phrasaeng district of Surat Thani. Officers from…
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Thai woman accuses ex-husband’s wife of killing him for fortune
A Thai woman in the southern province of Krabi accused her ex-husband’s wife of killing him for his 10 million baht fortune. The wife admitted to killing her husband but did not mention her husband’s assets. Officers from Khao Phanom Police Station were alerted to the death of 52 year old Thai man Preecha at 9pm on July 22. He…
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Hong Kong model stabbed to death in Bangkok apartment
A 24 year old Eurasian model from Hong Kong was found brutally stabbed to death in her Bangkok apartment. Thai media reports indicate that the young woman, who held a Swiss passport, was discovered last Thursday evening, July 18, after neighbours reported hearing screams around 6.15pm. CCTV footage captured the harrowing moment when the model, Gwendoline Cretton, was carried out…
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Myanmar chef murder suspect arrested in Bangkok
A young man has been arrested for the murder of a 46 year old Myanmar chef, whose body was discovered after two days in a rented room in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district. The incident has taken a disturbing turn as the suspect revealed his motives and the sequence of events leading up to the crime. Police apprehended 24 year…
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Ex-official kills sub-district head in a Phitsanulok murder-suicide
A tragic incident unfolded during a local celebration as an ex-assistant village headman fatally shot a female sub-district head before taking his own life at a fruit market in Phitsanulok province. Police officer Surin Takrudphet reported that around 9.57pm yesterday, July 18, a distress call was received about a shooting at a fruit market centre in Wang Thong district, where…
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Myanmar couple surrenders over murder of Iranian restaurateur
A Myanmar couple suspected of the brutal murder of an Iranian restaurateur and his Thai wife has surrendered to police in Nakhon Pathom, expressing their wish to be repatriated. Police Major General Thawatkiat Jindakhuansanong, commander of Chon Buri police, revealed that police were in the process of seeking arrest warrants for 23 year old Kyaw Myint Oo and 19 year…
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Man fatally stabs uncle, surrenders from hiding due to hunger
A man in Nakhon Ratchasima fatally stabbed his uncle and attacked two others following a heated family dispute. After a period of hiding in the forest, he arranged a surrender, citing head pains and hunger. District Chief Siwasek Sintharam and officers from the Phimai Police Station, along with local administrative officials, travelled to a rubber plantation in Rang Ga Yai subdistrict,…
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Pathum Thani man murders neighbour over dog barking
A man has confessed to the brutal murder of a school van driver in Pathum Thani, driven by long-standing resentment over a dispute involving a dog. The suspect refused to reenact the crime, fearing retaliation from the victim’s family. Police in Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, discovered the body of 61 year old Wongduean, a school van driver, who had…
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Thai mother in court over son’s murder in Wales back in January
A Thai mother in Wales, accused of murdering her seven year old child on January 10 appeared in court yesterday, July 17. Originally from Chiang Mai, Thailand, 43 year old Papaipit Linse, now residing in Haverfordwest, Wales, faces charges for the murder of her son, Louis Linse. Papaipit was deemed unfit to enter a plea in February and was subsequently…
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Chinese influencer murder suspect arrested in Macau
A suspect linked to the alleged murder of Chinese influencer Yan Ruimin has been arrested in Macau, ensnared by a pawnshop scam. Macau police announced the capture of the 34 year old suspect on Monday, July 15, identified only by his surname Ma, who had allegedly tried to defraud a pawnshop with a counterfeit luxury watch. During his detention, local…
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Burmese man wanted for murder of Iranian-Thai couple in Pattaya
Police in Pattaya are searching for a Burmese man suspected of murdering his employees, an Iranian man and his Thai wife. Their bodies were discovered in a bedroom above their Iranian restaurant on July 16. The victims, 63 year old Mojtaba Ghanbariazad and his wife Thanaporn Poonprakone, were found by a relative who had a dream about Thanaporn and was…
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Iranian man and Thai wife murdered in Pattaya restaurant
A relative’s dream led to the discovery of the murder of an Iranian man and his Thai wife at their restaurant in Pattaya. The bodies of Mojtaba Ghanbariazad, a 64 year old Iranian, and his Thai wife, Thanaporn Poonprakone, were found in their bedroom on the second floor of their Iranian restaurant today, July 16. Ghanbariazad was lying half-naked in…
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Body of unidentified man without hands found in central Thailand
The owner of a sugarcane farm on Sunday discovered the body of a man with both hands severed in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. His identity remains under investigation as officers search for the dead man’s missing hands. The sugarcane farm owner, 53 year old Boonyoung Phothong, told ThaiRath that he was walking on his farm as usual to…
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Monk kills mentally ill homeless man with hammer over laptop theft
A monk in Nong Khai killed a mentally ill homeless man with a hammer, suspecting him of attempting to steal his laptop. The incident occurred at Wat Phothisomphon Temple, leaving locals and officials in shock. Officers from Nong Khai City Police Station yesterday, July 15, received a report of a fatal assault at Phothisomphon Temple. Arriving at the scene, they…
