Police Officer’s grudge turns deadly: Four killed in tragic family dispute in southern Thailand

A tragic family dispute led to the killing of four people by a police officer with a grudge in southern Thailand. The incident occurred over the weekend when four men were shot dead by a police officer attached to the Khirirat Nakhom Police Station in Surat Thani and his three accomplices.

According to Provincial Police Region 8 commissioner Pol. Lt. Gen Surapong Thanomchit, the four men, allegedly led by 46 year old Pol. Snr. Sgt. Maj. Atthaporn Wichian, stormed a house in tambon Kapao and opened fire on the victims. The group included Atthaporn’s elder brother, 48 year old Thammarat Wichian, 57 year old Manop Wang-ngan, and another unidentified suspect.

The victims killed in the attack included the 60 year old…