Young Man Murders Older Girlfriend in Chang Dao

 | Thu 13 Jun 2013 15:20 ICT

CityNews – On 11th June, at 11.30 a.m. Chiang Dao Police Station received a report that the body of Kanjana Ratprathom (34) had been discovered after her neighbours became aware of a bad smell emanating from her house. Police have already arrested Siripong Promsaen (26), who was allegedly Kanjana’s lover.

Siriwong re-enacting the murder 

An initial police investigation revealed Kanjana’s ATMs had been stolen. When police discovered that someone had tried to use the cards it led them to Siripong. He had attempted to transfer money from her account to his own account, said police, at an ATM outside Krungthai Bank, Maejo branch.

Siripong did not give himself up easily police said, and on the night of 12th June, around 7.30 p.m. Siripong and police were involved in a car chase. When police finally arrested Siripong he immediately confessed that he had killed Kanjana. He explained that on 7th June he went to see Kanjana, who he was in a relationship with, and the pair had had an argument. He said in a fit of anger he throttled her, and when he thought she was dead he took her valuables and made off.  

After his confession police went to the Phrao district to Siripong’s house where he had hidden the valuables he had stolen from Kanjana. The valuables included a gold necklace, two bracelets, a Samsung mobile phone, a Krungthai Bang passbook, two ATM cards, a Yamaha motorcycle and 559,700 baht in cash.

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? 11.30 ?.? 11 ? 56  ? ?.? ? 203 ? 3 ? ? ? ?  ? ? ? 34 ? ? ? ? ?   ? ? ? ? ?  ? ? ATM  ? ? ? ? ? 26 ? ? ? ? ? ATM ATM ? ? ? ?

                ? 19.30 ?. ? 12 ? 56 ? ? ? ? ?  7? 56 ? ? ? ?   23.00 ?. ?  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?  ?  2 ?  ? ?   1  ?  ? ? ? ? ? ATM 2 ?   ? ? 1 ? ? ?    559,700 ?  ? ?