Slaying in January followed argument between two monks, suspect tells police
Khon Kaen police officers question suspect Kong-ngai Saenkaew, who was defrocked after his arrest on Friday, about the killing of another monk earlier this year. (Photo by Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: A 53-year-old monk who had fled after killing another monk in a rice field in Muang district of Khon Kaen early this year was caught on Friday at a drink-drive checkpoint in Chaiyaphum on the way to a temple.
Kong-ngai Saenkaew, 53, was wanted on a warrant issued by the Khon Kaen provincial court on Feb 6 on charges of assault causing death, said Pol Col Preecha Kengsarikit, chief of the Muang district police station.
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