A Laotian man has denied allegations of murdering and dismembering his girlfriend after her body parts were discovered in Nonthaburi province on March 24. While the suspect admitted to cutting up the body, he claimed the woman had committed suicide following a domestic dispute.
Officers from the Pak Kret Police Station were alerted to the grisly find at approximately 8pm in a water supply canal. Initial discoveries included a woman’s head placed inside a black rubbish bag and wrapped in a towel. Subsequent searches in the vicinity and a nearby deserted alley led to the recovery of several more bags containing human remains.
The victim was identified as a 20-year-old Laotian national known as Am. Investigations revealed she lived in the Tung Song Hong area of Bangkok with her boyfriend, 26-year-old Tom, who quickly became the primary suspect in the case.
Arrest at the border
Police tracked the suspect to Nong Khai province, where he was apprehended at the Nong Khai Immigration Office while attempting to cross the border back into Laos. Following his arrest, he was transferred to Tung Song Hong Police Station for interrogation.
During questioning, the suspect denied killing his girlfriend but admitted that the couple had engaged in a violent argument fueled by jealousy. He told investigators that the victim worked as an entertainer in Pattaya, a profession that caused him significant distress.
The suspect claimed he had forced her to return to their Bangkok accommodation, where she allegedly stabbed herself during a confrontation. He confessed to subsequently dismembering her body into eight separate bags and disposing of them in Nonthaburi before attempting his escape via a flight to Udon Thani and a motorcycle taxi to the border.
Contradicting accounts of abuse
The suspect’s version of events has been strongly contested by the victim’s brother, Date. According to the brother, the couple had been in a relationship for three years and both worked at the same hospital, where the victim was a food vendor and the suspect worked as a chef.
The brother dismissed the suicide claim, stating his firm belief that the suspect murdered his sister. He further alleged that the victim had been subjected to multiple instances of physical abuse in the past, describing the suspect as a deeply jealous individual.
Police are continuing their forensic investigation at the couple’s shared accommodation, where they believe the killing and dismemberment took place. The suspect remains in custody as legal proceedings move forward.
