A Thai man reportedly punched his neighbour to death on the side of the road in the northern province of Lampang after a dispute over dog waste. The killer claimed he acted in self-defence.
Mueang Lampang Police Station officers and a rescue team rushed to the scene on Lampang-Ngao road at 7.45am today, December 1. The deceased, 68 year old Chanadate Praharnkhasuek, was found lifeless by the roadside.
The killer, a 54 year old man named Autsawin Wattanachot, was waiting for police at the scene.
Autsawin provided context for the incident, stating that before the attack his mother had walked her dog past Chanadate’s house in the morning. At that time, he scolded her, insisting that she stopped walking the dog past his residence due to concerns about dog excrement littering the…
