Man turns himself in after shooting Brit pensioner in Thailand road rage attack
A property developer has admitted shooting dead a British pensioner in a road rage row in Thailand.
Neil Roger, 70, bled to death on the road after he was blasted four times in Pattaya, on the south coast of Thailand. He had been riding home on his moped after meeting friends at a pub on Thursday evening when he and Apicha Boonsawat, 32, clashed at a junction.
Boonsawat was arrested and has since admitted shooting the man but says he was provoked by Mr Roger "banging on his car".
Paramedics performed CPR at the scene of the gunning but were unable to revive the retired civil engineer, who is originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Apicha Boonsawat has admitted shooting a British pensioner in Thailand (ViralPress)Chilling CCTV footage captured the incident as a car sped along the road and overtook the pensioner on his scooter before stopping in front of him.
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A man emerges from the vehicle, carrying a handgun. He fires three times at point-blank range and then flees quickly.
Mr Roger crashes onto the ground and is seen lying on his back next to his red Honda Scoopy when the police arrive. He was wearing a helmet, reports say.
Neil's devastated girlfriend Thitipan Kamlas, 38, broke down in tears as officers began investigating in Pattaya, around 90 miles from the capital Bangkok.
Neil Roger had been riding his scooter when he was shot and killed (ViralPress)Officers said the pensioner had been hit four times in the back with three 9mm bullet shells and one piece of shrapnel. He had two gunshot wounds on his back, one above his waist and one under his armpit.
Mr Roger's glasses were also found on the road next to his body, around two miles from his home.
Police traced the white Honda Jazz seen on CCTV to the home of Boonsawat.
A SWAT team of 50 elite commandos surrounded the suspect's home but he had already fled following the shooting.
However, the shooter, who studied in Dunedin, New Zealand, turned himself in this morning while carrying the same 9mm Glock G19 with which he had shot Mr Roger.
It's said Boonsawat and Mr Roger were involved in a road rage incident (ViralPress)As officials escorted him into the station, Boonsawat, wearing a bucket hat and face mask, said: "I would like to say sorry to the public. I had never met him before. It started at the junction.
"The foreigner hit the horns and started banging on my car. I caught up with him towards the forest area and I stopped the vehicle."
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Officers said that road rage was the motive for the killing after the two men clashed at a junction. The alleged shooter has been remanded in custody and the questioning is ongoing.
Police Colonel Surakit In-am from the Huay Yai district station said Boonsawat had admitted shooting Neil but claims he was provoked by him "banging on his car".
He said: "The suspect's defense is that he was attacked first by the victim. He says that the victim behaved aggressively towards him by honking his horn and hitting his car.
"He is now being questioned about the charges of murder and possessing, carrying, and firing a gun without a reasonable cause."
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