Despite remaining, apparently, on the run the Thai police have this afternoon taken the unusual step of charging Miles Turner Dickens, a British national, and Abel Bonito Caldeira, who bears a South African identity, with the murder of thirty-nine-year old Tony Kenway in Pattaya on Tuesday.
Kenway was shot dead in the driver’s seat of his Porsche as it was parked outside a gym at Mabprachan Reservoir in East Pattaya on Tuesday morning.
Investigating officers quickly revealed they believe the killing to be ‘gang related.’
Yesterday police announced the pair had used their real passports to rent a motorbike that was later identified as being used by the killers. They also revealed the assassins had slipped across the border into Cambodia just hours later and international arrest warrants were issued.
This afternoon deputy national police spokesman Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen told AFP: ‘They are now jointly charged with premeditated murder, illegal possession of a firearm and also carrying weapons without permission.’
He gave no further details and did not reveal if the men are now in custody or still on the run.
Report shared by Pattaya Jack News Team
Message from the editor.....
Please help to support BangkokJack News through these troubled times... Poor government reaction to the COVID virus has left many, including some who rely upon us, in very difficult positions.
And still we try to deliver the REAL news to you on a daily basis. But this all comes at a cost and as tourism has dried up and with expats going home whenever they can, income streams and ad revenue is also drying up.
And this is why we appeal to our tens of thousands of readers to help out however you can - to keep us independent and opinionated.
Just Bt100 per month makes all the difference and will keep some of us in noodle soup for a day.
Alternatively please click on the advert each time you read a story and that will boost our ad revenue, at no cost to yourself.
Thank you so much to those who already do support us. It means a lot to everyone.
Wise (formally TransferWise) recently brought out its new Borderless Account which could be very helpful for investors who have diversified investments in multiple countries and currencies. It’s also...