Teens admit planning mother’s murder

A 14-year-old girl and her 16-year-old boyfriend in Samut Prakan have admitted to planning the murder of the girl’s mother in their flat in Bang Phli district on Thursday night, police said yesterday.

The girl claimed the motive behind the premeditated murder was her outrage over the mother’s disapproval of her relationship with the boy and attempts to separate them.

The mother sustained multiple stab wounds after she was attacked by the boyfriend of the girl using a knife while she was sleeping in her bedroom, a police investigation found.

The girl’s brother, Kitti, 23, sustained severe injuries as he attempted to save his mother.

Neighbours and security guards stopped the pair from fleeing the mother’s apartment after the murder, and were then taken into police custody, the police said.

Chirapha, 53, the mother died at the scene. The brother was rushed to the…