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Burning it at both ends

A Kanchanaburi man’s dalliance with a second girlfriend whom he saw over Songkran may have led to his premature death when he ran off the road on his way back to his regular girlfriend in another province.

Phanom Thuan police found the body of Krongpop, or Nong Ice (no surname given), 20, in a waterway behind the Talat Khet municipality office in Rang Wai sub-district on April 20.

He had been missing for more than a day since he set off from his family home in the province for the return journey to Prachuap Khiri Khan, where he lives with his girlfriend of two years, Rattanaporn, or Aom (no surname given), 23.

The two parted ways to return to their home provinces over Songkran, with Aom visiting family in Si Sa Ket. She had arranged to meet Ice in Prachuap Khiri Khan on the morning on April 19 upon his return, but he…