Village chief kills thief who stole his chickens

A village headman shot and killed a thief who allegedly stole his chickens at around 6am this morning in Songkhla province, southern Thailand. The shooter said the man was threatening him with a machete so he shot him three times in the chest out of self-defence. Police are speaking with eyewitnesses to determine what happened.

When police arrived at the scene, 36 year old Nappakao (surname withheld) was lying dead on the ground next to a cowshed. The shooter, Wirot (surname withheld) was standing at the scene holding a 9mm pistol. A machete was found lying next to Nappakao’s body.

Wirot said his relatives called him early this morning to tell him that a thief was stealing his chickens. Wirot said that when he went outside, the thief raised a machete up at him, so Wirot fired a shot at him. Wirot said that after the first shot, Nappakao was still holding up the machete, so he…