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British retiree, Thai wife murdered in hired killing: police
BANGKOK, Sept 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The bodies of a wealthy British retiree
and his Thai wife were found buried on their own property Tuesday a week
after an alleged contract killing ordered by the woman’s brother, police
said.
Alan Hogg was shot while his wife Nhot Suddaen was bludgeoned to death
with a hammer at their villa in the northern province of Phrae by men paid
50,000 baht ($1,540).
Their bodies were discovered Tuesday morning in graves two metres deep
(around six feet) on their own land, Colonel Manas Kerdsukho, police
commander in Phrae, told AFP.
Two suspects have been arrested and warrants issued for two other men
including Varut Rattanasajjakit, Nhot’s elder brother and the alleged
mastermind accused of paying the killers.
“The motive for the killings was a long-running internal family conflict,
feuds and property,” he said.
British media reports described Hogg, 64, as a millionaire from Edinburgh
who built a lavish home with a swimming pool in the province not far from the
Laos border.
A Thai television station showed footage of an excavator digging up mounds
of dirt in a search for the bodies.
The British embassy in Thailand did not immediately respond to a request
for comment but police said they had been notified.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1405 hrs