PHUKET: A man who took his wife and child for a Sunday drive on Phuket was murdered last night in what police believe was a drugs-related hit.
Seven bullets in the back killed Preecha Tengkeang, 30, at his home in Rawai, southern Phuket, in a soi not far from the traffic lights at the Viset Road intersection.
He had taken his wife and young child for a Sunday outing in the family car to Nai Harn, Phuket's southernmost beach.
When he came back, police told Phuketwan, he noticed the car radio wasn't working, so he called a friend, Teelapon Sriboonpeng, to come and fix it.
Khun Teelapon told police he had his head down fixing the car radio about 10pm when he heard shots ring out.
He hastened to the scene of the noises and found his friend, shot in the back seven times. Police believe the killer or killers used a handmade gun known as a thai pradit that can fire up to nine bullets at once.
The killer or killers made their escape quickly into the scrub near Khun Preecha's house.
Phuket Police Commander Major General Pekad Tantipong said that police believed Khun Preecha had a connection with drug-dealers. But when officers raided his home on September 8, they found only three cartridges.
Khun Preecha had no permit for a weapon or the cartridges and was bailed on a minor charge.
Seven bullets in the back killed Preecha Tengkeang, 30, at his home in Rawai, southern Phuket, in a soi not far from the traffic lights at the Viset Road intersection.
He had taken his wife and young child for a Sunday outing in the family car to Nai Harn, Phuket's southernmost beach.
When he came back, police told Phuketwan, he noticed the car radio wasn't working, so he called a friend, Teelapon Sriboonpeng, to come and fix it.
Khun Teelapon told police he had his head down fixing the car radio about 10pm when he heard shots ring out.
He hastened to the scene of the noises and found his friend, shot in the back seven times. Police believe the killer or killers used a handmade gun known as a thai pradit that can fire up to nine bullets at once.
The killer or killers made their escape quickly into the scrub near Khun Preecha's house.
Phuket Police Commander Major General Pekad Tantipong said that police believed Khun Preecha had a connection with drug-dealers. But when officers raided his home on September 8, they found only three cartridges.
Khun Preecha had no permit for a weapon or the cartridges and was bailed on a minor charge.
