SAMUT PRAKAN: A man has been arrested for killing his lover at a Muang district condo, dismembering her body, putting thre remains in black plastic bags and burying them under an expressway, police said.
Pol Col Arthit Simcharoen, the Samrong Nua police superintendent, said the murder took place at a condo in Soi Sukhumvit 115 in tambon Thepharak.
At about 9am on Friday, a housekeeper at the condo allegedly contacted police, saying that while cleaning a room she noticed the stench of blood from the room next door and heard a noise of running water.
The room was rented by Chanwit Wongsahak, 35, who arrived on Wednesday with a woman identified only as Oranan, alias Pin, 30.
When police examined the room, officers found Mr Chanwit alone and some bloodstains. Mr Chanwit admitted he had killed Oranan, cut her body into sections, placed them in plastic bags and buried them, police said.
Security camera footage at the condo showed the suspect stepping out of a lift with two large bags before proceeding to the car park.
He was later taken to Samrong Nua station. From there, he led police to Prasertmanukij Road under the Chalongrat expressway to the Ram Intra area in Lat Phrao. He showed them where he had buried the bags containing Oranan’s body parts.
On the roadside near an pillar, police found numerous holes which had been dug and hastily covered with dirt. Digging into the holes revealed a total of seven bags containing the victim’s body parts.
Mr Chanwit said he was in a relationship with Oranan and she had visited the condo often. He suspected she had met someone new and he was jealous, according to the police account.
He allegedly prepared a knife, an axe, a hammer and a saw to kill her.
On Wednesday, they allegedly had a quarrel in the room. He stabbed her 10 times with the knife, killing her. He stayed in the room throughout the night with the body.
On Friday morning, he allegedly dragged the body into the bathroom and cut it into seven parts with the cutting tools he prepared which he said he learnt to do so from a Hollywood movie.
Mr Chanwit allegedly put each body part in seven bags.
In the afternoon, he allegedly put the seven bags into two larger bags and took them to Prasertmanukij Road under the Chalongrat expressway. There, he allegedly buried the seven bags.
Mr Chanwit was charged with premeditated murder and other charges including destroying, moving and concealing a corpse.