Driver 'admits' killing Ekkayuth

Two other suspects who allegedly helped Santiparb Pengduang are on the run, the sources said, without providing details on each person’s role or how the murder took place. The known motive so far – as per Santiparb’s confession – is that Ekkayuth fired his girlfriend. The suspect also allegedly cashed in a Bt5-million cheque that was signed by the tycoon.
An unidentified source said that Santiparb was flown to Phatthalung province on a helicopter so he could show the police where he allegedly dumped the businessman’s body. Another report said that a search team from a Border Patrol police unit – the 434th Company – had located the body and was trying to retrieve it.

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung spoke out for the first time on the case last night, saying: “The government and state officials had nothing to do with his disappearance.”
“His existence or nonexistence is of no [interest] to the government. I am giving weight to murder, with money as a motive. I conclude he has been murdered already,” said Chalerm, without offering any proof.
At a press conference earlier in the day, Santiparb had told a different story. He said that on June 6, he dropped Ekkayuth to have dinner with friends in Saphan Kwai till 11pm and drove him back to his home at Town in Town.
He said his boss ordered him to wait as he wanted him to take him to the South. He said Ekkayuth ordered him to disconnect the security cameras at his residence and Ekkayuth kept the hard disk himself. Santiparb said Ekkayuth spent the night at his sister’s house in Lat Krabang district. The next morning Ekkayuth told him to drive him to Suvarna-bhumi airport where a man would bring him some cheques. He said he saw Ekkayuth sign the cheques. He also picked up more documents from a woman.
Supaporn Waenlor, Ekkayuth’s sister said she did not believe Santiparb’s storybecause she did not trust him. She did not believe her brother would want to go to Burma by car as he hated sitting for too long.