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BANGKOK (Thailand) - AN Australian man confessed to the fatal
shooting of an American tourist from Hawaii during a quarrel at a
restaurant in northern Thailand, police said on Tuesday.
William Douglas, 65, was being detained pending trial on charges
of premeditated murder, said police Capt. Somsak Phanthong.
He admitted to shooting Gary Poretsky, 46, in the city of Chiang
Mai early Saturday after the two got into an argument, the police
officer said, adding that the victim suffered three gun wounds in
his face and chest.
Witnesses confirmed the account and told police both men appeared
to be drunk, he said.
Chiang Mai is located about 570 kilometres north of
Bangkok, the Thai capital.
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