A man has been arrested after his former wife's lover was shot dead in a spa tub at a resort in Khon Kaen on Wednesday night.
The dead man and the suspect's former wife had checked-in to a room together at the resort.
Rungroj Thianyoi, 40, was wanted for the murder of Yutthaphan Phuang-ngam, 27, at a resort in Khon Kaen on the night of Sept 7.
A housekeeper found the man dead with gunshot wounds, lying in a large spa tub outside a bungalow room on Thursday morning. He and a 39-year-old woman, Benjamat Phukham, had checked-in together. She was missing.
According to police, the killer took Ms Benjamat with him at gunpoint as he fled in her car. Police learned that he was heading to the North and they set up checkpoints along the route. The car was stopped in Lampang and he was arrested.
Ms Benjamat was sitting in the car's front passenger seat. She was unhurt. A gun was also found in the car.
Mr Rungroj claimed Ms Benjamat had asked him to shoot the man over a financial problem. She told police Mr Rungroj was jealous and followed her to the resort.
Around 8pm on Wednesday, guests informed resort staff that they had heard three shots fired. The resort staff found a male guest leaving the resort with a woman.
The man said he and the woman were going out and come back later. He then drove off in the woman’s car, taking her with him.
The dead man was discovered the next morning. He had been shot three times, in the neck and chest.
