One Suspect in Pattaya Korean 'Drum Murder' Arrested in South Korea

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One suspect has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of a Korean tourist in his 30s in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Criminal Mobile Unit of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 13th that they have apprehended and are investigating a man in his 20s, B, on charges of murder and corpse disposal for killing Korean male tourist Mr. A (34) in Pattaya and abandoning the body.

The police confirmed that one of the suspects had entered the country and tracked his whereabouts, leading to the emergency arrest of B at his residence at 7:46 p.m. the previous day.

Earlier, on the 12th (local time), according to the Korean Embassy in Thailand and local media Khaosod, Thai police discovered Mr. A’s body inside a large black plastic container filled with cement at a reservoir in Pattaya the previous night. Mr. A was reported to have entered Thailand on the 30th of last month.

Thai police found the body of Korean tourist Mr. A in a reservoir in Pattaya on the 11th (local time). [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

On the 7th, Mr. A’s mother received a phone call from a man saying, "Since A discarded drugs and caused us losses, pay 3 million baht (about 110 million KRW) as ransom, or your son will be killed," and reported it to the Korean Embassy in Thailand. Mr. A’s mother immediately reported the matter to the Korean Embassy in Thailand, which then requested cooperation from the Thai police.

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