Just fill him with bullets
The scene on the street where Wut was killed.
Two men have been arrested for the cold-blooded killing of Tinsarut “Wut” Makchuay, 28, outside his chilled tea stand in Thasala district early on July 31.
Wut’s ex-girlfriend, “Oom”, had come to see him shortly before the shooting about a debt she owed him. The CCTV footage shows the suspects, Attaphon “Att” Kumdech, 22, and Surapong “Boy” Thongkert, 52, turning up at Wut’s drinks stand moments later before all three men head into his pickup for talks.
Evidently unable to agree, the footage shows men dragging Wut from his pickup, roughing him up and shooting him eight times on the sidewalk. They pump bullets into his body one after the other and as soon as that is done, take off on their motorcycle.
Police say when they arrived they found Wut’s ex-girlfriend Oom crying over his dead body. They found 12 shells scattered about the scene, which they collected as evidence. The day after the killing, the men handed themselves in.
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| Tinsarut ‘Wut’ Makchuay |
An elder sister, Maem, said his killers boast of being influential types. “Both are pictured with local politicians on their social media pages; and Boy, the older of the two, has vowed he will not go to jail as he has elders helping him,” she said.
His mother, Chaluay Makchuay, 60, said Wut, the youngest of four children and an engineering graduate from King Mongkut Institute of Technology Lat Krabang, helped run the family business, and also opened his own tea shop.
The family had donated to the province and the local hospital to help with the Covid fight, she said. He was preparing a donation of drinking water for Covid victims when the men turned up.
Another sister, Thanyapan, who travelled overnight from Bangkok after hearing the news, said Wut and Oom saw each other for 10 years, and broke up 3-4 months ago.
She had borrowed 200,000 baht from Wut, who had asked for it back. She had evidently told Att, her new boyfriend, about the debt. Att, a jealous type, had warned Wut repeatedly against messing with Oom.
“He didn’t mess with her, and both have found new mates since the break-up,” she said. “Oom was the first to call it quits, and she was the one who would contact him.”
Another sister, Kemapan, said the family is worried the suspects will get off the charges. One policeman had already asked them not to “make news”.
She said if local police can’t handle the case impartially, they will go to the CSD. The family were planning a reunion that day to celebrate their father’s birthday. “Instead, Dad’s birthday has turned into Wut’s funeral,” she said.
Police have charged the men with intentional killing and unlicensed weapons charges.
Old mate takes up thieving
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| The hole where the burglar climbed in. |
A Hat Yai man says a childhood friend is behind a string of burglaries which have left him with a 180,000-baht debt to local traders.
Chairat Saesiw, 37, says he has asked police to look for his ex-childhood friend, Jack, after his house in Soi 8 off Tasapatana Road was robbed on July 28, the fourth in a series of recent burglaries.
He said the burglar climbed a tamarind tree at the back, prised open a tile on his roof and dropped to the floor of his two-storey cement home. He has been burgled the same way four times now, and suffered his heaviest losses on June 12 when the burglar took a backpack containing 180,000 baht, old bank notes and coins.
Mr Chairat, who orders produce on behalf of Songkhla Nakarin Hospital’s kitchen, said the money was intended for traders at the market who supply it with produce and with whom he deals every day.
Mr Chairat fills the kitchen order at the local market and delivers the produce to the kitchen every day, but normally pays his suppliers every 1-2 weeks.
Following the burglary, he was forced to take on the debt himself and after making regular repayments now has 100,000 baht left to pay.
“The traders have been understanding and still supply me with their goods despite their loss,” he said.
However, he was annoyed to be left in debt as a result of the burglary, especially as he suspects the man behind it is his old mate Jack.
The pair used to run around together as kids. More recently, he had hired Jack after he fell on hard times and came to him with his wife pleading for work.
He felt sorry for the couple so hired Jack to do some labouring at his home. After Jack left the job, he heard later that he had stolen from a number of former employers.
Mr Chairat suspects Jack is behind the burglaries as well because he knows the “ins and outs’ of his home so well. “He also comes early in the morning when I am delivering supplies to the hospital so he knows I won’t be here,” he said.
Even after making off with the hospital’s cash in June, the burglar came back again last week, but this time was out of luck. “My girlfriend was sleeping the night, woke up and confronted him. He threatened to steal her phone but she managed to talk him out of that,” he said. “She knew it was Jack.”
Mr Chairat, who can’t remember Jack’s proper name, says he has directed police to search in the Wat Tha Khian area where he used to live.
Drug suspect moved to tears
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| Police get their suspect to blow out his cake. |
Police commandos in Nakhon Si Thammarat delighted a suspected drug dealer when they bought him a birthday cake on the day they nabbed him.
A video clip of Narcotics Suppression Board commandos presenting their suspect, Thanongkorn, or Thong, aged 33, from Muang district, with a lit cupcake was shared widely on social media. Police realised it was his birthday on Aug 3 when they nabbed him and checked his ID card. They arrested Mr Thong after finding him with 10 ya ba pills for sale.
Pol Lt Chananon Choosuwan, head of the unit, said he asked his men to buy Thong a cake. The video shows him lighting it for Mr Thong, who is seated and appears to be handcuffed. As Happy Birthday plays in the background, he gives Mr Thong a lengthy lecture on the perils of drugs. He then offers him the cake, so Mr Thong can make a wish and blow it out.
A grateful Mr Thong, whom media reports said was moved to tears, said no one had ever bought him a birthday cake in his whole life. Even though he had been caught he wanted to say a deep thanks to the police.
Pol Lt Chananon said Mr Thong turned to drugs to help raise his family after losing his job. “I felt sorry for the guy and wanted to make him feel better about his arrest. We also benefit in gaining his trust and cooperation,” he said, explaining why he bought him the cake.
Taxi driver throws weight around
The family of a woman found dead on a taxi driver’s farm are disputing his claims she died in an accident.
Rachawadee Boonkhan, 42, was found dead on a farm in Nong Thap Thai of Phanom Phrai district in Roi Et province on July 27.
The farm’s owner, taxi driver Phisit Chulasom, 38, was drunk when police turned up. He said Rachawadee, whom he had been seeing, was run over by his taxi, which reversed onto her. The cab was found partially submerged in a farm dyke close to the farmhouse where the pair had been drinking. Her body was lying by the dyke.
Mr Phisit said Rachawadee tried to drive the cab but jumped out as the vehicle started going backwards. It ran over her, leaving her with fatal injuries.
The victim’s son and daughter, who were not named in media reports, dispute that account. They say their mother could not drive. They believe it was really murder and the taxi driver is covering it up. They are also worried they won’t get justice as Mr Phisit claims he is the son of a policeman, has an elder brother who is a soldier, and a relative who is a prosecutor.
Rachawadee’s son and daughter, who live with their father, say she broke up with their Dad many years ago, and took up with Mr Phisit over Songkran. Mr Phisit had turned up to drink at her place and caused a commotion many times. Her family was against the relationship but she went ahead anyway.
The taxi driver gave police a rowdy welcome and refused to answer their questions. Police charged him initially with being drunk and causing a commotion.
They say he will face stiffer charges if the autopsy shows he was involved in Rachawadee’s death.
A video clip of Narcotics Suppression Board commandos presenting their suspect, Thanongkorn, or Thong, aged 33, from Muang district, with a lit cupcake was shared widely on social media. Police realised it was his birthday on Aug 3 when they nabbed him and checked his ID card. They arrested Mr Thong after finding him with 10 ya ba pills for sale.
Pol Lt Chananon Choosuwan, head of the unit, said he asked his men to buy Thong a cake. The video shows him lighting it for Mr Thong, who is seated and appears to be handcuffed. As Happy Birthday plays in the background, he gives Mr Thong a lengthy lecture on the perils of drugs. He then offers him the cake, so Mr Thong can make a wish and blow it out.
A grateful Mr Thong, whom media reports said was moved to tears, said no one had ever bought him a birthday cake in his whole life. Even though he had been caught he wanted to say a deep thanks to the police.
Pol Lt Chananon said Mr Thong turned to drugs to help raise his family after losing his job. “I felt sorry for the guy and wanted to make him feel better about his arrest. We also benefit in gaining his trust and cooperation,” he said, explaining why he bought him the cake.
Taxi driver throws weight around
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| The drunken taxi driver at his farm with police. |
The family of a woman found dead on a taxi driver’s farm are disputing his claims she died in an accident.
Rachawadee Boonkhan, 42, was found dead on a farm in Nong Thap Thai of Phanom Phrai district in Roi Et province on July 27.
The farm’s owner, taxi driver Phisit Chulasom, 38, was drunk when police turned up. He said Rachawadee, whom he had been seeing, was run over by his taxi, which reversed onto her. The cab was found partially submerged in a farm dyke close to the farmhouse where the pair had been drinking. Her body was lying by the dyke.
Mr Phisit said Rachawadee tried to drive the cab but jumped out as the vehicle started going backwards. It ran over her, leaving her with fatal injuries.
The victim’s son and daughter, who were not named in media reports, dispute that account. They say their mother could not drive. They believe it was really murder and the taxi driver is covering it up. They are also worried they won’t get justice as Mr Phisit claims he is the son of a policeman, has an elder brother who is a soldier, and a relative who is a prosecutor.
Rachawadee’s son and daughter, who live with their father, say she broke up with their Dad many years ago, and took up with Mr Phisit over Songkran. Mr Phisit had turned up to drink at her place and caused a commotion many times. Her family was against the relationship but she went ahead anyway.
The taxi driver gave police a rowdy welcome and refused to answer their questions. Police charged him initially with being drunk and causing a commotion.
They say he will face stiffer charges if the autopsy shows he was involved in Rachawadee’s death.
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