Killings In Patong?

[mekka]

A few local thais have just told me that a that a motorbike taxi driver was shot and killed by a fellow motorbike taxi driver out front of the FamilyMart on Sai Nam Yen Rd...out front of belaire hotel 3 days ago....and a bargirl was murdered 6 days ago at about 6am near Wat Suwan by a thai male who was payed by another bargirl to kill her, he supposedly beat her with a plank of wood...has anyone else heard of this? it doesnt appear to be reported anywhere online... supposedly both killers are in custody already? At least 4 seperate thais have told my wife of this stuff, but i havent heard a word or seen anything on the news...

[amanda76]

I don't think you'll hear a peep about this. It will be bad for Tourism. And with Low Season upon us?

We need to keep the brutal killings and murders quiet so as to not scare the tourists.

What, are you new here?

They reserve the news stories for cute blonde western tourists that get killed, bargirls just don't sell papers.

~a~

*warning accepted*

[LivinLOS]

Yes heard the same.. MB taxi shot.. Lots of people talking on this one..

Not heard the BG story..

[onnut]

there are many more than these two as well. I heard an old lady was beaten to death on one of the back roads. a staff member went to the funeral so that one was true. it happens so often, this is why it is better to smile and walk away.

[vanalli]

You are clearly misinformed.

I don't think you'll hear a peep about this. It will be bad for Tourism. And with Low Season upon us?

We need to keep the brutal killings and murders quiet so as to not scare the tourists.

What, are you new here?

They reserve the news stories for cute blonde western tourists that get killed, bargirls just don't sell papers.

~a~

*warning accepted*

[LivinLOS]

Monday, May 19, 2008

Suspect in Patong 7-Eleven shooting surrenders to police

PATONG: After meeting Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, the prime suspect in the shooting murder of a motorcycle-taxi driver in a 7-Eleven store handed himself in to police on Sunday night.

The suspect, Chainart Yuyen, 31, has denied any involvement in the murder.

About 2 am on Friday, motorcycle-taxi driver Satien Wongwai, 35, was shot twice in the back and once in the neck with a 9mm gun inside the 7-Eleven on Nanai Rd near the intersection with Sainamyen Rd.

By the time Kathu Police and rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation arrived, K. Satien was dead.

His body was taken to Patong Hospital for examination.

A fourth shot fired in the store missed K. Sathien, according to witnesses who were there at the time.

The witnesses described the shooter as a dark-skinned, short-haired man wearing a white polo shirt and black jeans. After shooting K. Satien, he walked out of the store quickly and fled on a motorbike, they said.

Kathu Police Inspector Lt Col Chalermchai Hernsawas told the Gazette that police had an arrest warrant issued for Chainart on Saturday, but when they checked his parent’s home in Patong they were told he did not come home that night.

The suspect met Patong Mayor Pian Keesin early Sunday evening before turning himself over to Kathu Police Station about 8 pm. He was accompanied by relatives, who posted bail for him.

Col Chalermchai said police had learned that both men were motorcycle-taxi drivers, but members of different win (queues), both of which operate near the scene of the murder.

Friends of the victim confirmed that both men had been drinking at the same venue in Patong just before the killing.

With numerous eyewitnesses, police are confident they can prove Chainart followed K. Satien out of the place they were drinking and into the 7-Eleven, where he shot him at close range.

The victim’s friends said they had no idea why K. Satien was murdered, though they accepted that many thought him an unlikable character.

Police, who have yet to recover the murder weapon, have charged Chainart with premeditated murder and are continuing to gather evidence for the case against him.

[Boater]

Monday, May 19, 2008

Suspect in Patong 7-Eleven shooting surrenders to police

PATONG: After meeting Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, the prime suspect in the shooting murder of a motorcycle-taxi driver in a 7-Eleven store handed himself in to police on Sunday night.

The suspect, Chainart Yuyen, 31, has denied any involvement in the murder.

About 2 am on Friday, motorcycle-taxi driver Satien Wongwai, 35, was shot twice in the back and once in the neck with a 9mm gun inside the 7-Eleven on Nanai Rd near the intersection with Sainamyen Rd.

By the time Kathu Police and rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation arrived, K. Satien was dead.

His body was taken to Patong Hospital for examination.

A fourth shot fired in the store missed K. Sathien, according to witnesses who were there at the time.

The witnesses described the shooter as a dark-skinned, short-haired man wearing a white polo shirt and black jeans. After shooting K. Satien, he walked out of the store quickly and fled on a motorbike, they said.

Kathu Police Inspector Lt Col Chalermchai Hernsawas told the Gazette that police had an arrest warrant issued for Chainart on Saturday, but when they checked his parent's home in Patong they were told he did not come home that night.

The suspect met Patong Mayor Pian Keesin early Sunday evening before turning himself over to Kathu Police Station about 8 pm. He was accompanied by relatives, who posted bail for him.

Col Chalermchai said police had learned that both men were motorcycle-taxi drivers, but members of different win (queues), both of which operate near the scene of the murder.

Friends of the victim confirmed that both men had been drinking at the same venue in Patong just before the killing.

With numerous eyewitnesses, police are confident they can prove Chainart followed K. Satien out of the place they were drinking and into the 7-Eleven, where he shot him at close range.

The victim's friends said they had no idea why K. Satien was murdered, though they accepted that many thought him an unlikable character.

Police, who have yet to recover the murder weapon, have charged Chainart with premeditated murder and are continuing to gather evidence for the case against him.

he got Bail !!!, Amazing Thailand!

[huggybear]

"The victim's friends said they had no idea why K. Satien was murdered, though they accepted that many thought him an unlikable character."

Obviously the police did not like him either

[DLock]

I knew the motorcycle taxi murder victim, Satien, quite well. He, along with his wife had come to stay with us a few times.

My wife went to Phuket on Monday to help his wife where she could.

What she told me was an interesting insight into Thai culture. Apparently the police knew immediately who the killer was, as did the victims family. His father has some influence in Phuket, so the Police had been trying to get the 2 parties together to sort out the financial deal rather than arrest him. At the meeting, the killers Father even offered Satien's wife a job if she needed it.

But the biggest issue seemed to be that the killers family did not come to the temple and apologise and pay respects before he was cremated on Tuesday.

As I understand it, the "negotiations" are still under way. Hopefully the fact that this story made the papers, the attention forces a lengthy jail term - but the fact that the killer met Mayor Pian before handing himself in speaks volumes.

I sure hope he goes a way for a long time...but from what I am hearing, that is unlikely. Money and influence trump all. Sad.