Murder of bailed drug dealing suspect in Jomtien

October 6, 2012

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A suspected drug dealer, currently on bail awaiting trial, was shot dead in front of his Mothers home in Jomtien on Saturday Morning and the suspected shooter is thought to live only a few meters from where the shooting took place. Just after 10.30 on Saturday Morning, Police Colonel Tamanoon, the Pattaya Police Chief, was one of a number of senior officers who responded to reports of the shooting inside Soi 5 off the Thepprasit Road in Jomtien. In front of house number 192 was the body of Khun Somyot aged 39. His shocked wife, Khun Supannee aged 37 was also there and witnessed the shooting. She revealed how the pair had travelled to the area to visit their four children who live with Khun Somyot’s Mother. As they arrived at the house, a neighbour, known only as Khun Nut aged around 30 to 35, approached and shot at Khun Somyot three times, once in the back of his neck, once in his arm and the third shot penetrated his rib cage from behind. Khun Nut left on his motorbike following the shooting. Police currently have two possible motives for the deadly shooting: Khun Nut was also arrested on drugs charges and it is thought that Khun Nut believed that the deceased man provided Police with information about his alleged illegal activities which led to his arrest. The second possible motive relates to an alleged assault of Khun Nut’s wife by the deceased man, earlier this year. The assault was not of a sexual nature and resulted in the victim sustaining facial injuries only. The hunt for the suspected shooter is now on.