Local tattoo artist arrested for German tourist's murder
A tattoo artist Monday confessed that he strangled a female foreign tourist on Ko Phangan.
Tiwat Kasemchoke, 29, was now in police detention.
His victim, 45yearold Anstril An Anssad Chavaner, was found dead on Sunday with bruises around her neck and her body topless.
"She had humiliated me. She often told other foreigners that I fell for her and tried to rape her several times, which is not true," Tiwat claimed, "It's she who wanted to be in a relationship".
Police summoned Tiwat for questioning since Sunday's night because the German tourist was last seen alive in his company.
"I'd planned to kill her. So, I invited her to a party at a shop where I've been working," Tiwat said, "Then, I suggested that we walked to a beach together. That's where I punched and strangled her".
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