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A young drug addict in Lampang killed his granddad after he complained to the police when he set fire to his house, police say.

Ngao police last week arrested Nakhon Ahyi, 20, in Pong Tao, Ngao district, after he shot his grandfather Ahklong Ahmor, 67, through the floor of his house.

The pair lived there together though the old man would decamp during the day as he was afraid for his safety, family members say. However, he stuck it out with Nakhon, whom he loved dearly and had raised since the age of three.

The young man, released from prison less than two weeks before, was nursing a grievance after Ahklong complained to police early last month that Nakhon, in a drug-addled haze, had set fire to his home.

While they were able to save the house, Ahklong alerted the police to teach the lad a lesson. Family…