Slaying of monk was personal: police

Damras said police were investigating both the murder and a mysterious fire that burnt the slain monk’s coffin in a pavilion at Khuan Panungtung Temple on Sept 26. Damras, however, refrained from saying the two incidents were linked, but just said police must wait for forensic results.
The monk’s relatives are said to have kept the body at the pavilion pending a royal cremation on October 10.
Damras said police probing the shooting now give more weight to it being a personal conflict over undisclosed matters, although they have not ruled out other possibilities.
He affirmed that police had a sketch of the suspected gunman and were gathering evidence to arrest a culprit soon.