Inheritance Dispute Leads to Murder in Chon Buri Cemetery

[snoop1130]

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A 52-year-old Thai woman, Kantana-on Ditprasert, was tragically murdered amidst a family dispute over a substantial inheritance in Chon Buri. The incident occurred on March 22 at a cemetery in the Si Racha district, where Kantana-on worked as a caretaker.

 

Kantana-on's body was discovered by a colleague at 6pm, after hearing gunshots. She had suffered five gunshot wounds to her chest, back, and left arm. The alleged shooter, her sister-in-law Dawika, turned herself into police on March 23, confessing to the crime.

 

The conflict stemmed from an inheritance, specifically the 50 million baht proceeds from Kantana-on's father’s land sale. Dawika claimed the money was managed solely by Kantana-on, who allegedly refused to distribute it, even when Dawika's husband, Sujin, asked for a share.

 

 

 

After the shooting, Dawika fled the scene in her white pickup, which authorities later found abandoned. Attempts to escape could not avert her eventual surrender, during which she handed over the .38 calibre pistol used in the murder.

 

Charged with intentional murder under Section 288 of the Criminal Law, Dawika faces possible penalties ranging from 15 to 20 years imprisonment, life imprisonment, or the death penalty. She also faces charges under the Act on Firearms, though specifics remain undisclosed.

 

The case highlights the severe consequences of familial disputes and the tragic outcomes of unresolved grievances, stirring public reflection on conflict and resolution within family dynamics, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-03-24

 

 

[Mason45]

I just don't understand  how Thais carry on about inherited assests and money, especially when it could be a long jail term sentence or even the death pena;ty. I know by living in Thailand for the past 24 years that CASH is king irrespective of the consequences

[Tropicalevo]

4 hours ago, Mason45 said:

I just don't understand  how Thais carry on about inherited assests and money, especially when it could be a long jail term sentence or even the death pena;ty. I know by living in Thailand for the past 24 years that CASH is king irrespective of the consequences

 

It is not only Thais who fight over estates at funerals, although it seems that Thais tend to go for the 'killing' option.

I have not been to a funeral yet in the UK where the family did not argue about what was left to whom.

Families in the UK argue, but they tend not to kill.

My mother, my grandmother, my wife's grandmother, my father-in-law, my son, even my wife - there were arguments about who gets what after they died.

Funerals and 'who gets what' brings out the worst in people.

[Packer]

Bail set at 50 million. 

[watchcat]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The alleged shooter, her sister-in-law Dawika, turned herself into police on March 23, confessing to the crime.

 

So no inheritance for Dawika only a long jailtime,  The love of noney in Thailand...

[steven100]

Well she's already at the cemetery so the funeral can be done straight away

[LennyW]

8 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

It is not only Thais who fight over estates at funerals, although it seems that Thais tend to go for the 'killing' option.

I have not been to a funeral yet in the UK where the family did not argue about what was left to whom.

Families in the UK argue, but they tend not to kill.

My mother, my grandmother, my wife's grandmother, my father-in-law, my son, even my wife - there were arguments about who gets what after they died.

Funerals and 'who gets what' brings out the worst in people.

This was not at a funeral, the dead lady worked as a caretaker at the cemetery.