Young woman stabbed to death

FRIDAY, JULY 08, 2016
Young woman stabbed to death

The body of a 24-year-old female factory worker was found Friday morning at an empty plot in Soi Sakae Ngam 26 (Yaek 1) in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thien district.

Police suspect the motive for the killing was as a personal conflict possibly stemming from a romantic affair, as the victim was spotted riding pillion on a Myanmar co-worker’s motorcycle after finishing the noon-8pm shift the previous night. 
Following the 6am report of body’s discovery at the 20-rai (3.2 hectare) plot, Pol Major Thanongsak Phetchprakob of Samaedam Police Station inspected the crime scene, which is 400 metres from the top of the soi. 
Durian Rodkhamtui had a deep cut to the throat and three stab wounds in the chest and stomach. Her clothes were scattered nearby. 
Police found traces of blood along a 300-metre stretch towards the top of the soi.