Police are on the hunt for a gunman who shot dead a 63 year old durian farm owner in his own backyard. Locals reported frequent gunfire from the victim’s farm, causing anxiety amidst fears of stray shots. The incident occurred at around 4.30pm today when the police received a report of a fatal shooting in a durian orchard in southern Thailand.

 

Manoch Plodkhannguen, a criminal investigator, rushed to the scene with Chalat Pholnakan, the head of Lang Suan police station, along with the medical forensics team and members of the Buddhist Association Rescue Team. At the crime scene, they found the body of a 63 year old man who had been shot four times in the chest and stomach in Ban Khuan sub-district of Lang Suan district, Chumphon province.

 

Nearby, investigators found a 9-millimetre handgun among the grass, along with one cartridge and four shells scattered around the corpse. Another was found under the base of a durian tree, reported KhaoSod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/chumphon-durian-farmer-fatally-shot-locals-feared-regular-gunfire-amidst-ongoing-investigation

 

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