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British pensioner, 70, shot dead on scooter in Thailand in potential ‘road rage’ attack | UK | News

A British pensioner has been shot dead while driving his scooter in Thailand, with police investigating a “love affair or road rage” as two possible motives for the brutal killing.  Chilling CCTV footage shows the moment Neil Roger, 70, was shot four times in the back as he drove home on his moped after enjoying drinks with friends in Pattaya on Thursday evening.

Locals reported hearing the gunshots and found Mr Roger, from Doncaster, in a pool of blood shortly before 10.30pm.

Four bullet shells were found on the road nearby.

CCTV cameras captured the moment a car followed the pensioner before speeding ahead of him and stopping in front of him.

A man then leaves the car carrying a handgun which he fires three times at point-blank range as Mr Roger passed by.

The gunman then returns to his car before driving away.

Mr Roger’s girlfriend, 38-year-old Thitipan Kamlas later arrived at the…

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