He knew no boundaries
A property dispute which a Nonthaburi man says festered for 37 years came to a fatal head when relatives next door painted over what he says was his side of the fence.
Suspect Somphong
Rattanathibet police nabbed Somphong Chumpengphan, 74, for shooting to death his brother-in-law, Uthai Wallarach, also 74, with a shotgun.
Earlier, he slapped the victim’s wife as she was painting the fence of her property, which is next to his own.
Patchira Jarupongsakul, 71, the victim’s wife, said the row started when Mr Somphong demanded to know why she was painting on his side.
He grabbed the brush and painted on what he said was his fence post, and even drew a line with a blue pen pointing to a boundary marker, to show her where his land started, she said.
Ms Patchira said she, her daughter and a tradesman had been painting there for the past few days,…
