Former school director shot dead over land dispute in Krabi

[snoop1130]

 

A former school director was fatally shot in a palm oil plantation, allegedly by a man angry over a land sale. Police in Krabi’s Khlong Thom district received a report of the incident yesterday.

 

Police discovered the body of 61 year old Atchara in a palm plantation in Moo 8, Pru Din Na subdistrict, Khlong Thom district. Atchara, a former school director in the area, was found wearing agricultural clothing and had been shot in the torso with a shotgun. Nearby, her black-and-pink motorcycle, registration number ขงข 503 Krabi, was parked.

 

Following the initial investigation, the police, along with forensic officers from the Krabi Provincial Police and volunteers from the Amarin Tai Lam Thap-Pru Din Na rescue unit, thoroughly examined the crime scene. According to the police report, the suspect lived approximately 200 metres from where the body was found.

 

The suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, admitted to the shooting. He confessed to using a long-barrelled shotgun and firing two shots after lying in wait for the victim. The confrontation stemmed from a land dispute involving nearly 10 rai (approximately 4 acres) that his daughter had sold to the deceased. Though he had previously granted the land to his daughter, he was displeased with her decision to sell it, reported KhaoSod.

 

Police have since detained the suspect for further questioning at the Khlong Thom Police Station.

 

Further investigations are ongoing as the police seek to uncover more details surrounding the incident.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-16

 

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[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, admitted to the shooting. He confessed to using a long-barrelled shotgun and firing two shots after lying in wait for the victim. The confrontation stemmed from a land dispute involving nearly 10 rai (approximately 4 acres) that his daughter had sold to the deceased. Though he had previously granted the land to his daughter, he was displeased with her decision to sell it, reported KhaoSod.

So he had gifted the land to his daughter, she sold which peed him off, so he shot and killed the legitimate owner...

Twisted man.

[nobodysfriend]

Solving problems with a gun is the wrong approach .

[BangkokReady]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The confrontation stemmed from a land dispute involving nearly 10 rai (approximately 4 acres) that his daughter had sold to the deceased. Though he had previously granted the land to his daughter, he was displeased with her decision to sell it, reported KhaoSod.

 

So just petty revenge for an apparently innocent woman daring to buy some land?  And now he still doesn't have the land and he's off to jail?  Genius!

 

I guess he showed people not to mess with him, though.  And that's the most important thing.

Edited August 17 by BangkokReady

[mancub]

7 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

So just petty revenge for an apparently innocent man daring to buy some land?  And now he still doesn't have the land and he's off to jail?  Genius!

 

I guess he showed people not to mess with him, though.  And that's the most important thing.

That man was an innocent woman !

[BangkokReady]

1 minute ago, mancub said:

That man was an innocent woman !

 

Thanks.  Edited.  I thought it was the victim in the picture.  That's wild.