Asst village chief slain in Pattani

Asst village chief slain in Pattani
Published: 15/05/2012 at 11:01 AM


An assistant village headman was slain by a gunman while at a teashop in Pattani’s Saiburi district on Tuesday morning, said Pol Col Arsis Umayee, chief of Saiburi police station.

Witnesses told police that Ma-aduran Chelong, 35, an assistant village chief of moo 8 in tambon Kanudong of Saiburi, was drinking tea at the teashop in his village when a gunman riding pillion on a motorcycle opened fire on him with handgun. The assailants then fled.

Mr Ma-aduran took two bullets in torso and died at the teashop.

Police were investigating.

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