Thailand security beefed up as Pattaya police take suspect to re-enact LGBTQ murder
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The culprit used a pair of scissors to cut open Ms Woranun Pannacha's body.
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BANGKOK - Pattaya police tightened security on April 27 when they took a Chinese suspect to re-enact his alleged killing of a transgender man, whose body he reportedly cut open to play with the internal organs.
Over 20 officers from Pattaya police station were deployed to protect the suspect, Tongyung Fu, 42, amid fears of attacks from angry crowds.
The re-enactment took place at an apartment building in the seaside city where the murder allegedly occurred.
The body of the victim, identified as Ms Woranan Pannakha, 25, from Nong Khai, a transgender man, was discovered in the restroom of an apartment on Soi Arunothai in Central Pattaya on the morning of April 26.
Police were alerted shortly after the discovery.
Tongyung Fu was arrested on April 26 evening at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan, as he attempted to board a flight back to Kunming, China.
Large crowds gathered to witness the crime re-enactment, prompting police to form human lines to shield the suspect.
Chonburi police chief Pol Maj Gen Thawatkiart Jindakuansanong stated that the suspect admitted to paying 8,000 baht (S$314) to Ms Woranan for sex.
However, when Ms Woranan allegedly refused and kicked him off the bed, Fu reportedly became enraged and killed him by pressing his left knee against the victim’s neck. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
