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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Kathu man confesses to grisly murder of neighbor
while drunk
KATHU: A Kathu man confessed to the shooting and stabbing
to death of a neighbor on the morning of November
23.
Under questioning at Tung Tong police station, Wichian
Choosri, 38, stated that he killed 39-year-old Nitti
Limboot while in a drunken rage earlier that morning.
A neighbor of Mr Wichian reported the murder to the
police, who arrived at the scene off Wichit Songkraam
Rd Soi 4 in Tambon Kathu to find onlookers crowded
around Mr Nitti’s body.
Partially decapitated and lying face-up, the victim
had been shot in the head and had had his throat slashed.
He had also suffered deep lacerations to his legs
and arms inflicted by a rubber tapping sickle. Around
him were hundreds of rubber saplings, some splattered
with blood.
An investigation of the area uncovered one .38 caliber
bullet casing on the ground in front of a small, one-story
wooden house located about 20 meters from where the
body was found.
After Kusoldharm Foundation workers took the body
to Patong Hospital, police continued their investigation
at the scene.
As they did, Mr Wichian arrived with 42-year-old local
resident Liam Thepkaew.
Still drunk and covered with bloodstains, Wichian
confessed to killing Mr Nitti in a fit of drunken
rage.
Under questioning at Tung Tong Police Station, he
told officers while still clearly drunk that he had
had a fight over politics with Mr Nitti a few weeks
before.
When he saw Mr Nitti driving down the soi on his salaeng
(motorbike with illegal sidecar attached) towards
the main road, he stood in the middle of the soi to
block his path.
He wanted to “clear the air” and settle their differences,
he told police.
However, when Mr Nitti refused to talk to him he pulled
out a .38 and fired, hitting the victim in the head.
Mr Wichian then went back to his house to get a sickle,
which he used to sever the victim’s neck and slash
his throat, arms and legs.
He then went to tell his neighbor Mr Liam what he
had done, he said.
However, police noted discrepancies in his story and
will investigate further. They think the failure to
recover a .38 caliber weapon at the scene may mean
that another person was involved.
Sources: Manager Online, Siangtai Daily, NBT
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