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Just another slaying

A man at a homeless shelter cut the throat of a young resident and calmly lay on his bed as he waited for the police to arrive.

Bang Lamung police in Chon Buri nabbed Suchatanon “Keow” Wantatha, 41, for slaying Natthawut (no surname given), 21, with a bottle neck at a homeless shelter run by the Department of Social Development and Welfare.

Mr Keow, the victim and one other resident had been drinking on the second floor when Mr Keow accused Natthawut of stealing. Natthawut apologised for what appears to have been a misunderstanding but Mr Keow, who has a history of psychiatric problems, hit him over the head with the bottle.

Rachen, 33, a witness, said Mr Keow, who was drunk, would not listen to reason. “When Natthawut had fallen over and couldn’t get up again he started kicking him. I…