UPDATE:
A man has confessed to the murder of 23 year old Chalermchai Siang, whose body was found floating on the surface of the ocean 500 metres away from the shore in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province on Monday. Three rocks had been attached to Chalermchai’s body in an attempt to weigh it down and his wrists and ankles had been tied up with rope.
Police identified the rocks and ropes as fishing equipment that was used by only a small group of fishermen in the area, leading them to narrow down their search for the culprit to a certain number of local fisherman. Their investigation revealed that one fisherman, Sompin Kaewiad, was the uncle of Chalermchai, who had been missing for several days.
Police questioned witnesses who said that Sompin and Chalermchai had quarrelled several days ago. Police brought Sompin to the police station for questioning where he confessed to attacking and…
