UPDATE: Police Identify prime Suspect in Murder of British Ex-pat in Pattaya Area

[webfact]

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Pattaya, Banglamung – Thai Police have identified a prime suspect in the murder of a British Ex-pat in Pattaya area.

 

CCTV footage of the incident has been revealed to the media. The victim, Mr. Neil Lewis Roger, 70, who was driving on a motorbike home, appeared to be seen on the video trying to escape after he was being chasing by a white vehicle with various equipment tied to the roof.

 

The suspect chased the victim on the Sukhumvit Road (Bang Na – Trat) into Soi Chaiyapruek for about 1.88 kilometers. The white vehicle can then be seen on the CCTV video stopping suddenly in front of the motorbike driven by Mr. Roger before the driver emerged and opened fire at the unarmed victim, who was attempting to flee.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/07/update-police-identify-prime-suspect-in-murder-of-british-ex-pat-in-pattaya-area/

 

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[bigupandchill]

So many lives ruined for what?

[RafPinto]

Hang this piece of sh.

[worgeordie]

What happened to the reported  shooter on the motorbike , mistaken identity 

regards worgeordie

[Seppius]

According to a post on another forum by the deceased friend, the shooter has turned himself in this morning, blamed road rage

[KhunBENQ]

11 minutes ago, Seppius said:

According to a post on another forum by the deceased friend, the shooter has turned himself in this morning, blamed road rage

Thais on the road are powder kegs with a short fuse.

Only on the road?

[dj230]

Dam the video is pretty crazy, seems like a pretty experienced shooter.

 

drove ahead, got out, shot the guy, was back in the car and gone within 10 seconds 

[internationalism]

this 1.8km chase on the roads and ending up just 500m from shooters home is too much for coincidence.

That white car driver could easily knock down motorbike from behind to look like an accident. Without need to shoot 

[BananaStrong]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Mr. Neil Lewis Roger

I'm truly sorry this happened to you.   You, your family, friends, relatives, etc........don't deserve the pain they are experiencing now.

 

money corrupts.   I know this first hand.   first hand.    it's horrible.    

[n00dle]

2 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

 

 

money corrupts.   I know this first hand.   first hand.    it's horrible.    

err wot?

[BananaStrong]

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

err wot?

read @noodles post.   I've had people come after me for money before.   Of course, you have money and people try some shady stuff to get it.   Tons of possible scammers, try to intimidate me, etc..... 

 

another life, bro.

 

another life.

 

 

[Shop mak]

TheSun have video and photos. Speculations about road rage or love triangle also mentioned.

Girlfriends phone has been confiscated.

RTP work hard to solve this tragic cruel murder.

RIP.

[Rimmer]

A couple of misleading unattributed troll posts and replies have beenr removed

[rwill]

What a sad story.

 

One can only hope real justice will be served.

[drh1010]

He handed himself in

https://ch3plus.com/news/social/morning/328542 

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Seppius said:

According to a post on another forum by the deceased friend, the shooter has turned himself in this morning, blamed road rage

I saw another claiming they had a dispute in the village a week before.....road rage sounds more likely. 

[Shop mak]

Google translate from link in previous post: by drh1010

 

Surrendered, former British engineer shooter Confessing boiling, being smashed the car - honking the horn
by paranee_s

From the case of MR.NEIL LEWIS, 71 years old, a former British engineer. was shot and killed by the assailant on the spot. Inside Soi Khao Makok 1, Village No. 4, Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, in the evening of 9:45 p.m. (5 Jan. '23)

, the police rushed to unravel the killing spree. Most recently, the Pattaya Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant for Aphicha on charges of murder and the Firearms Act, including possession, carrying and firing a gun without a reasonable cause. 

 

 

https://ch3plus.com/news/social/morning/328542

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, rwill said:

What a sad story.

 

One can only hope real justice will be served.

hope, keep hoping.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, bigupandchill said:

So many lives ruined for what?

Pay-back of some description... either the guy had some motive or it was a mistaken identity.

[Mywayboy]

4 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Thais on the road are powder kegs with a short fuse.

Only on the road?

Hate losing Face.

[Shop mak]

The murderer age 32 experienced with guns, acted in road rage because the Brit honking the horn at him, and also hit his car.
 

[morrobay]

13 minutes ago, Shop mak said:

The murderer age 32 experienced with guns, acted in road rage because the Brit honking the horn at him, and also hit his car.
 

Do you want to link the source for this ? But I can imagine a scenario: This thai jerk made a very dangerous move for the expat. And the expat had been drinking and reacted too much.

[Antti]

5 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Do you want to link the source for this ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11609131/Tuxedo-wearing-gun-fanatic-admits-shooting-British-pensioner-death-Thailand.html

[Antti]

The honking the horn part sounds a bit sus. Don't those scooters usually have a "horn" that is weaker than your average door bell. Hardly the same as a typical car horn. Who would even bother honking a scooter horn? 

[OneMoreFarang]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

some motive

Unfortunately "you honked your horn" is motive enough for some people.

[digbeth]

the way the thai report reads it sounds like he didn't hit the car with his bike but rather got out and slammed on the car with his hands? 

 

to many thais, you can drive dangerously and cut of any guy and cut him back, slam on the brakes but the moment the horn is sounded, that's the cue to open car doors and devolve into angry finger pointing and fisticuff 

[gomangosteen]

1 hour ago, Antti said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11609131/Tuxedo-wearing-gun-fanatic-admits-shooting-British-pensioner-death-Thailand.html

Note: Daily Mail is blocked in Thailand for past publication of articles regarding royalty.

[gomangosteen]

33 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

Note: Daily Mail is blocked in Thailand for past publication of articles regarding royalty.

Hi, my error on above, seems blocked on TOT but available on AIS ... sorted ok!

[Sawasdee Bee Mai]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

What happened to the reported  shooter on the motorbike , mistaken identity 

regards worgeordie

He was off to another road rage incident?

[Heng]

There's also (for some locals) a slight discrepancy between how much a slight getting flipped off is.  You can do it in many places in the world and it's accepted as 'I disagree with your driving ability/behaviour'.... and in other places it's like riding into South Central LA and using the N word with armed street dealers.  When you run into folks that take the latter view, this is what can happen.