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Two more shot dead in tragic family dispute linked to southern Thailand massacre

Police examine the car containing a murdered man found parked inside a temple in Ban Takhun district, Surat Thani, on Sunday night. Picture courtesy of Supapong Chaolan

Two more people have been found shot dead linked to the tragic family dispute which led to the killing of four people by a cop with a grudge in southern Thailand. The most recent victims identified are the wife and son of the main suspect, a police officer assigned to the Khirirat Nakhom Police Station in Surat Thani. Both individuals were fatally shot in the head by a single bullet.

Police reported more information regarding the movements of the two brothers at the centre of the killing spree, 46 year old Pol. Snr. Sgt. Maj. Atthaporn Wichian, and 48 year old Thammarat Wichian.

The pair briefly stayed at the same resort where the suspect’s wife was discovered shot dead on Monday and departed on Saturday.

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