Suspects arrested for murder of Chumphon orchard owner

The Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) apprehended two suspects in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, following the murder of a durian orchard owner in Chumphon last December.

The durian orchard owner was identified as 54 year old Thawat (no surname given). The perpetrators were identified as 62 year old Pramote (surname withheld) and 59 year old Niyom.

A police investigation found that Pramote and Niyom meticulously orchestrated the murder, hiring a mysterious gunman to execute the crime. In a bid to escape justice, the duo fled to Bang Lamung immediately after the orchard owner’s demise.

However, the long arm of the law caught up with them, as the CIB, armed with an arrest warrant from the Chumphon Provincial Court, swooped on the suspects on January 16, reported Pattaya News.

Initially protesting their innocence, the accused were later escorted,…