Russian arrested for allegedly murdering guard

Police arrived at the scene in Wat Mahaprutaram at 1.30am to find the body of guard Prajuk Sutthikhetkan, 27, with severe head wounds. He was lying near a pick-up truck with two smashed smashed. 

Police also found three pieces of an iron pipe in the truck’s base. Nearby people captured the alleged attacker, identified as Russian national Nikolai Zhilin, 30, who appeared to be confused and spoke incoherently.

The victim’s girlfriend, Linda Singharat, who worked at the parking lot, told police the Russian was smashing the truck’s windows with a metal pipe. When she intervened, the Russian chased her. Prajuk came to her rescue and urged her to call police. When he fell down, the Russian allegedly bashed his head in and fled the scene. Police initially filed the charge of murder against the Russian man, who entered the country on March 2.