Phuket taxi driver killer turns himself in
Phuket Gazette


The blade of the weapon broke off inside Mr Teeranan. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- The man who fatally stabbed a Karon taxi driver in Samkong early yesterday morning turned himself in today.

Jirawat Kongtanote, 22, has been charged for the murder of his neighbor, Teeranan Phongkrathin, 29 (story here).

Mr Jirawat accepted the charge, saying, “We were friends and I stabbed him.”

The two men had a long-running argument that involved, at least in part, Mr Teeranan’s anger that Mr Jirawat did not show him respect, said Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Prawit Engchuan.

The stabbing occurred following a run-in between the two men.

“I was riding my motorbike back home and saw Teeranan on his bike at the entrance to the street where I live,” Mr Jirawat told police.

“He called me to stop and said ‘Lately, you’ve been ignoring me when I talk to you.’

“Then he punched me in the face,” Mr Jirawat said.

Mr Jirawat rode off and gathered some friends to look for Mr Teeranan. They found him drinking with a group at Samkong Shrine, said Lt Col Prawit.

“Teeranan threw a bottle of water at me,” said Mr Jirawat.

“We fought, and I stabbed him once, and then ran away,” he said.

Mr Jirawat fled to the home of relatives in Sri Soonthorn.

Police secured an arrest warrant for him yesterday afternoon, but by 9:30pm he had arrived at Phuket City Police Station with his parents to turn himself in.

Mr Jirawat is charged with murder in a gang and possession of a knife in a public area without reasonable cause.

Police continue their search for the other men involved in the attack.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-taxi-driver-killer-turns-himself-in-22694.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-11-02

Nice 'friend'.

Ah, yes, another "he disrespected me" justified homicide.

That water in the face, what else could I do? Especially when I'd bought all my buddies 'cause I'm a puss.

Best cobbers until the end. Hard to find mates like that.

I stabbed him & then ran away! S.O.P for Thai males, do something stupid then run away!

Looks like the surly and thuggish behaviour that Karon taxi drivers show to tourists and those that try to park in their spots doesn't work with neighbours that are friends. In fact, quite the opposite as apparent here.

Really senseless killing...again. Thais like these guys could really do with a less lethal way to deal with their emotional immaturity.

Really senseless killing...again. Thais like these guys could really do with a less lethal way to deal with their emotional immaturity.

Why? So they can breed?

Ah, yes, another "he disrespected me" justified homicide.

That water in the face, what else could I do? Especially when I'd bought all my buddies 'cause I'm a puss.

It was the guy who got killed who threw the bottle and he wasn't the one who brought his friends!

They are not friends

We'll I guess he won't do much breeding in prison but I get your point

I am wondering what are the reasons that a lot of thai males are not able to act like real men. They have a craving for respect but just cannot act in a way so they can be respected. And in general they just don't show any sign of being a man.

In our usual rush to slag off the Thai male, TV has missed an important difference in this case- this guy did actually turn himself in.

"secured a warrant for his arrest ",...............<deleted> is that about ? why do they need a warrant for a murder suspect ?

With friends like that, who needs enemies ? He is just as retarded as he looks. When will Thai people stop killing people for 'face' ? Utterly ludicrous !