The 19-year-old son of a Frenchman has been arrested after his father was found battered to demise with a hammer at their home in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district.
On Sunday afternoon, police had been referred to as to a townhouse on Soi Pridi Banomyong 13, Watthana district of Bangkok. They had been accompanied by forensic investigators and rescue personnel.
On the primary ground, they found the physique of a 52-year-old Frenchman Picot Pascal Pierre in a pool of blood. He had suffered extreme head accidents. On the ground was a bloodied metallic hammer. It was unclear who found the physique.
Neighbours reported to police that the man and his child fought loudly for round quarter-hour on Friday night. The home had been darkish and silent since then.
The Frenchman’s spouse said that her son exhibited erratic behaviour and was susceptible to violence, and that her husband had lately developed an alcohol drawback. Her son and her husband fought continually, and the scenario had gotten so dangerous that every one relations had left the home, leaving Mr. Pierre alone.
Pol Lt Col Prasert Chan-aksorn, deputy chief at Klong Tan station, led police to arrest the 19-year-old son in a condominium within the Thong Lor space. Within the room, they found bloodstained sneakers.
Police consider the younger man had a struggle along with his father earlier than killing him with the hammer discovered on the scene. Police stated they’d beforehand visited the townhouse twice to take the son to psychological well being care. He refused to depart. The suspect was in police custody awaiting authorized proceedings.
Contract Killer Arrested
In the meantime, at a rubber plantation in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, an alleged contract killer, rated 186 on the Royal Thai Police blacklist of employed gunmen, was apprehended.
Nipon Srichumpuang, alias Bao, 41, was arrested on Sunday afternoon, in line with Pol Col Sakda Charoenkul, deputy chief investigator of Provincial Police Area 9. He was found hiding in a rubber plantation home close to Nam Ning hamlet in tambon Ban Lam Nao, Bang Khan district.
On February 12, 2018, Songkhla’s Nathawi Court docket issued an arrest warrant for him, charging him with premeditated homicide, unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, and illegally carrying the weapon in public.
Police found methamphetamine tablets, a.45 semi-automatic pistol with 27 pictures, an M2 carbine rifle with 21 rounds, a shotgun, and two.22 lengthy rifles with 30 ammunition within the hut.
On December 18, 2017, the carbine was suspected of being utilized in a homicide at a grocery retailer in Sadao district, Songkhla. Gunmen assassinated Arkhom Promsopha, 56, the top of the manufacturing part of the Hat Yai Rubber manufacturing unit in Tambon Prik.
5 people, together with Mr Nipon, have arrest warrants. Three individuals had been already apprehended, whereas one particular person remains to be at giant.
Mr Nipon has a felony file as a contract assassin. He’s 186th on the police blacklist of employed gunmen.
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