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16 March 2012
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Area 555 English Corner Classifieds Lust For Life
couple slain at resort british expat and thai wife murdered in thap sakae
hua hin, THAILAND An elderly British man and his Thai wife were robbed and beaten to death by three men, including a chef and a security guard, at a beach resort in Thailand, police said Wednesday. A worker at the Jack Beach Resort in Thap Sakae district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province, about 100 kilometres south of Hua Hin, found the badly beaten bodies of Michael Raymond, 68 and Suchada Baokhamdee, 52, Tuesday afternoon in their beach front bungalow. The couple had checked in at the resort on the Gulf of Thailand a day earlier. “They were beaten with a chair and other hard objects,” case officer Captain Winai Raila-aied said. Police have arrested three Thai men, including two resort staff and a villager, who all confessed to robbery and murder. “At first two suspects -- a chef and a security guard -- admitted they had robbed the couple of 2,000 baht (£43), a mobile phone and a Bangkok Bank ATM card,” Winai said. “Now all three have confessed to their wrongdoing”. Police named the confessed killers as security guard Pongpitak Tapsawang, 29, and cook Prajak Maunjinka, 50. Fisherman Jakkarin Auyen, 30, is believed to be the third suspect. A maid went to the room on Tuesday at 3.30pm after the couple failed to appear. The body of Mr Raymond, dressed only in brown shorts, was found near a sofa with his face and head savagely beaten. His wife, dressed only in a pink top, was found with similar wounds near the refrigerator. Winai added that Mr Raymond had lived in the northeastern Thai province of Khon Kaen for two years since he got married. A spokesperson for the Jack Beach Resort said: ‘’We are shocked and horrified. This has always been a safe place. We have often left doors open, without fear of robbery. Now we will have to reassess the casual holiday way.’’ CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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