Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012
The husband of a senior provincial administrative official shot dead in Pathum Thani last week was arrested yesterday along with three accomplices including the alleged hit man.
While he reportedly confessed to having his second wife murdered out of rage, police suspect the husband was also after her money.
At 7am on October 15, Suree Yuwadamrongchai was shot dead in her car in Lam Luk Ka district.
Somkuan Kaewkhiew, 47, the husband, was suspected of being the procurer; Danai Matarat, 29, the getaway motorbike driver; Pawin Kongmeng, 26, the hit man; and Thammanoon Boonwai, 36, the boss of a gun-for-hire gang. The weapon and motorbike used in the attack were also seized.
Somkuan allegedly claimed he often quarrelled with his hot-tempered wife, who held a grudge against him and pestered his first wife and children in Ayutthaya by phone. He said she also didn't let him take the district-clerk post in another province and threatened him, so he hired the gunman for Bt600,000 to get rid of her.
