PUBLISHED : 1 Aug 2023 at 04:00
SAMUT PRAKAN: A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found beaten to death and mutilated in tambon Thepharak in Muang district on Sunday.
Khajondet Jampathong was arrested by the police on Sunday in front of Charoenchai Condo 2 on Soi Sri Boonruang 2, after neighbours reported the assault of 59-year-old Jitra Chantharunai, a municipal street cleaner who lived in a neighbouring building, around 11.30am.
Jitra’s body was found in a nearby parking lot. Police who attended the scene found her sexual organs laid out next to her body.
According to witnesses, Jitra had been drinking at a nearby grocery store with several neighbours when she walked towards Mr Khajondet’s room.
Witnesses saw them arguing for a while. Then Mr Khajondet suddenly struck her on the head repeatedly with two hammers before dragging her to an empty parking lot nearby.
When police arrived at the scene, he admitted to undressing Jitra and cutting out her genitals using a 25-cm knife, which they found at the crime scene, along with the hammers.
Village chief Chamblong Phumphan said the suspect returned to the condo after finishing his service in the air force about a month ago. Neighbours told police Mr Khajondet had been seen talking to himself numerous times.
Jitra’s son, Damronska Sakaew, said he was shocked by the gruesome murder because his mother had never had any arguments with Mr Khajondet.