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3 Thais arrested for Bolt driver murder in Pattaya after fare dispute

Photo via Matichon and Channel 8

Police arrested a Thai man, his mother and his girlfriend for the murder of a Bolt driver in Pattaya. One of the suspects claimed he stabbed the victim to death because he could not pay the taxi fare.

Locals discovered the dead body of a 31 year old Thai man, Thanathip Waedthaisong, in the forest along the route to Tham Khao Prahun Temple on a mountain in Pattaya on the evening of January 13. Parts of Thanathip’s body were badly burned but an identity card found on him helped officers from Huay Yai Police Station identify the man.

Thanathip’s 23 year old wife, Rattiya, told officers she lost contact with her husband two days before his body was found. Her husband worked as a driver for the Bolt ride-hailing application, and they lived separately for a month.

Rattiya revealed that she sent Thanathip a message via the LINE application on January…

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