NONTHABURI — 3 May 2026, Police have arrested a boyfriend suspected of murdering his girlfriend, whose body was found in a ransacked condominium room in Nonthaburi province, authorities said.
The victim, identified as Panitsuda Hattadol, 25, an online vendor, was discovered at about 19:00 on 2 May in an eighth-storey condominium building. Her body was found beside a bed in a fourth-floor room, with two pillows placed over her head. The room showed signs of a struggle, with belongings scattered.
Investigators also found a diary written by her boyfriend, Nittirun Laosuksantisawong, 33, also an online seller, in which he claimed someone was planning to harm him and asked that his cat and property be looked after.
Police in Bang Bua Thong district said on 3 May that initial forensic findings indicate the death was a homicide. Nittirun, who disappeared after the incident, was identified as the primary suspect. Authorities said he had left the residence on the evening of 30 April and could not be contacted.
Officers gathered evidence and obtained a court warrant for his arrest on a charge of intentional murder. Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing, first abandoning a red Mazda 2 with Bangkok licence plates in Suphan Buri province before travelling onwards by bus.
He was later arrested at a hotel in Chiang Mai, Choktawee Smile Hotel, room 515, in the Nong Pa Khrang area of Muang district, under a warrant issued by the Nonthaburi Provincial Court (No. 622/2569).
Police said they believe the suspect fled north after the killing. Investigators from Provincial Police Region 1 coordinated with Region 5 officers to make the arrest.
Meanwhile, the victim’s body has been released to her family. Her mother, Mukda Suksamer, 59, has taken the body to Yasothon province for religious rites.
Authorities said officers from Bang Bua Thong police station are travelling to Chiang Mai to bring the suspect back for further legal proceedings.
