Protective dad goes too far
A Krabi father killed an admirer of his daughter’s whom he disliked, with his daughter helping him to cover it up despite having just slept with the victim.
Nuea Klong police in Khok Yang sub-district nabbed Prasert, 57, the ex-head of a municipal council, for shooting to death Ekkapol, or Pol, 38, at his daughter’s place on Feb 6.
Ekkapol was staying the night with the daughter, Sukanya, 36, when Prasert turned up unexpectedly, and discovered he was inside.
He called him outside, the two argued briefly, and Prasert shot the visitor in the nape of neck, shoulder, and chest with a .9mm calibre handgun, killing him. Police say the victim was found with a 20cm knife in his hand, which presumably he pulled out to defend himself.
Questioned about the incident, Sukanya initially misled police, saying she saw Ekkapol creeping around outside and…
