PHANG NGA — Police have solved a shocking murder case after discovering the body of a 51-year-old Thai woman weighted down in the sea off Phang Nga Province, leading to the arrest of her 21-year-old boyfriend who worked as a bar host.
The victim’s body was found in Tha Yai Canal near fish cages in Khok Kloy Subdistrict, Takua Pa District, Phang Nga Province on August 8. The corpse had an iron chain around the neck and was tied to two concrete dumbbells. Authorities believe the body had been submerged for approximately two days.
An autopsy identified the victim as Kansiree, 51, from Maha Sarakham Province in northeastern Thailand. She had been living in Patong, Kathu District, Phuket Province, where she dated a foreign man. The couple purchased a house in Patong, and when her foreign boyfriend died several years ago, he left her his inheritance.
Before her murder, Kansiree had put the house up for sale and received a 500,000 baht deposit. Investigations revealed that over the past 2 years, she had been in a relationship with Teeraphat, a 21-year-old host who worked at a bar in the Patong area – 30 years her junior. The young man had moved in with her at their home on 50 Pi Road in Kathu District, Phuket.
CCTV footage showed Teeraphat removing Kansiree’s body from the residence, prompting police to search the property for evidence. Officers also searched another house in Ban Kahai, Village 2, Kahai Subdistrict, Takua Thung District, Phang Nga Province, and seized an Isuzu pickup truck with Phang Nga license plates that contained bloodstains as evidence. A court warrant was then obtained for the arrest.
On August 14, Region 8 Provincial Police arrested Teeraphat, 21, at a residence in Phang Nga Province and transferred him to Khok Kloy Police Station to face charges of murder and concealing, moving or disposing of a corpse to cover up a death.
Teeraphat confessed to killing the woman following frequent arguments fueled by jealousy over their age difference. On August 6, they had a violent dispute about investments and assets related to their joint business venture. In a fit of rage, he struck Kansiree in the head with a dumbbell, killing her.
He then used the pickup truck to transport her body and dump it from Sarasin Bridge to conceal the crime, taking her mobile phone and documents with him before his eventual arrest.
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