Beware the boot, naked justice, toyboy tires of lover

Plot falls away under pressure

A Samut Prakan who spun an elaborate plot after killing his former boss gave the game away after the body was found in a forest by the side of the road.

Police arrested Jirasak “New” Rientiang, 20, for killing construction contractor Makrathawat Kongwattanapong, 37, whom he kicked repeatedly with a steel-tipped boot until he was dead.

Makrathawat’s body, bound at the hands and feet and wearing just a pair of underwear, was found in Bang Phli district on Oct 29, about 5km away from the rented room where he was killed.

Mr New visited him at his place close to Wat Nam Daeng late on Oct 27. He had decided he needed to “clear the air” with Makrathawat, whom he resented after laying him off when he caught Covid-19.

That left him unable to pay the bills or support his wife, who is six-months…