Bradford Police Appeal For Information On Thai Victim

[churchill]

A terraced house where a Thai man was stabbed to death with a large kitchen knife was being operated as a brothel, murder squad detectives have revealed.

And the victim, who was “brutally” killed in front of his pregnant girlfriend on his birthday, could already have had a wife in the remote Konkhang region of northern Thailand.

Detective Superintendent Dave Pervin, who is leading the investigation, said the incident at 685 Little Horton Lane, Canterbury, Bradford, might have been a planned and targeted robbery that went wrong.

He said: “This was a vicious and brutal attack.”

Floral tributes have been left outside the property.

Shattered glass can still be seen near the back door, where the intruders forced entry to the house.

Four men, who may have been lying in wait before they struck, arrived at the back door at about 1am on Monday.

Two of them went inside, both armed with knives, while the other two remained outside. One of them attacked the victim, stabbing him once in the chest, while the other threatened the victim’s pregnant partner.

After the offenders fled down an alleyway towards Little Horton Lane, the victim staggered outside into the back garden, collapsed and died.

Police, who initially said the man was a 40-year-old, have revised his age to 42. They said he was in the UK on a work permit that allowed him to work as a head chef, but he recently lost his job at a Huddersfield restaurant. He entered the country in early 2008 and had been living at the address for about two months with his girlfriend.

His identity will not be released until family have been informed, but police are working with the Thai Embassy and Consulate to speed the process.

Det Supt Pervin said: “His 40-year-old girlfriend is expecting a baby in November. Quite clearly she is extremely distressed and is being looked after by specialist police officers.”

Det Supt Pervin appealed to brothel owners in Bradford who may have been robbed but had not reported it to get in touch.

He said four Asian men had been seen in and around the area immediately before the attack.

He said: “I want to know who these men are – if you are one of them and are not connected with the murder then contact us so we can eliminate you from our enquiries.”

The four men are described as young Asian men in their late teens or early 20s, wearing dark sports clothing – possibly hoodies. Two of them were wearing beanie-type hats pulled down over their faces. The murder weapon is yet to be found despite extensive searches.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news...sed_as_brothel/

Edited August 20, 2009 by churchill

[sanmiguellight]

Wonder why they dont specify if they were of Oriental appearance, Indian appearance or wherever Asia is a big old place.

PC policing at its finest!

[Neeranam]

doesn't j-mes w-tt-n- live there?

[cdnvic]

Two posts have been removed for racial remarks. If there is evidence that anyone of a certain nationality perpetrated the attack then fair go, but in the absence of any evidence it's just racist and inflammatory. Such posts will not be tolerated.

[pattaya_girl]

Poor Guy !! It is a sad story and I feel for his Partner who is expecting a baby soon.

[nigelandjan]

For sure cant condone this behaviour towards this poor bugger ,, BUT I am afraid there is no smoke without fire ,, no one bothers to go to the trouble of smashing their way into someone,s home to murder them with no motive.

It will be interesting later when the facts come out about it .

[ClaytonSeymour]

Canterbury stabbing victim named

8:17am Friday 21st August 2009

By Marc Meneaud »

A father-to-be who was stabbed to death on his doorstep in a suspected botched robbery in Bradford has been named as Tinakorn Tuekpia from Northern Thailand.

Police were today still quizzing a 17-year-old man in connection with the murder of the 42-year-old Thai national, who died from a single stab wound to the chest after being attacked by a gang at his terraced home in Little Horton Lane, Canterbury.

A 32-year-old woman has also been arrested and is has been quizzed on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Full story here: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news...g_victim_named/

[cdnvic]

Bradford police appeal for information on Thai victim

A terraced house where a Thai man was stabbed to death with a large kitchen knife was being operated as a brothel, murder squad detectives have revealed.

And the victim, who was “brutally” killed in front of his pregnant girlfriend on his birthday, could already have had a wife in the remote Konkhang region of northern Thailand.

Detective Superintendent Dave Pervin, who is leading the investigation, said the incident at 685 Little Horton Lane, Canterbury, Bradford, might have been a planned and targeted robbery that went wrong.

Video:

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news...brothel/?ref=mr

If his house was indeed being used as a brothel, I wonder if it was a territorial or protection dispute?

[Moonrakers]

Detective Superintendent Dave Pervin

Unfortunate name for a copper, especially one dealing with a brothel case.

[churchill]

Police name Thai murder victim

Police have named a Thai man who was murdered in Bradford.

West Yorkshire Police said Tinakorn Tuekpia, 42, died on his birthday of a single stab wound to the chest after two men armed with knives broke into a house on Little Horton Lane.

Officers are continuing to question a 17-year-old boy, from the Wibsey area

, who was arrested in connection with the death but a 35-year-old Huddersfield woman, who was also detained, has now been released on bail pending further inquiries.

The victim was in the house with his 40-year-old pregnant partner when the two men entered the rear of the property by smashing French doors.

One of the men attacked the victim and the other threatened the woman before they, and two other men who were waiting outside, fled the scene.

The victim, from the Konkhang region of Thailand, staggered outside and collapsed. He died a short time later.

Mr Tuekpia was in the UK on a work permit but had recently lost his job as a head chef. He and his partner had lived at the address for around two months.

West Yorkshire Police said they believed the attack was "planned and targeted".

Detectives still want to trace four young Asian men who were seen hanging around the area before the attack.

http://www.huttoncranswicktoday.co.uk/late...ctim.5576480.jp

[churchill]

Detective Superintendent Dave Pervin

Unfortunate name for a copper, especially one dealing with a brothel case.

[ClaytonSeymour]

17-year-old accused of killing in Little Horton Lane, Canterbury, Bradford

1:06pm Saturday 22nd August 2009

By Tanya O'Rourke »

A 17-year-old youth has appeared in court accused of the murder of a father-to-be in Bradford.

The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, stood in the dock flanked by two security guards during a ten-minute hearing at Bradford Magistrates' Court today.

Thai national Tinakorn Tuekpia, 42, died from a single stab wound to the chest at a terraced home in Little Horton Lane, Canterbury, Bradford, at 1am on Monday.

The youth, who was represented in court by solicitor Khalid Hussain, spoke only to confirm his identity.

No application was made for bail and the youth was remanded in custody by magistrates to appear at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday, September 3.

Mr Tuekpia, a former chef, was stabbed in front of his 40-year-old heavily pregnant girlfriend.

He had arrived in the UK in early 2008 and was on a five-year work permit. He had lived at the house with his girlfriend for about two months.

Full story here: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news...ed_with_murder/

Edited August 22, 2009 by ClaytonSeymour

[GungaDin]

Good news, one arrested, 3 more to go.

In the UK, "Asian" usually refers to someone from the Indian sub-continent.

In Aus, it usually means South East Asia, ie; persons of Oriental appearance.

Tinakorn Tuekpia

R.I.P.