Ex-Con Arrested After Shooting Girlfriend Dead in Chumphon
A 33-year-old ex-convict has been arrested in Nonthaburi after allegedly shooting his girlfriend dead in Chumphon, then fleeing with her body in a car. Dechapol, who was released from prison late last year, shot the 31-year-old woman in a rental room, drove to a hospital under the pretext of notifying relatives, and escaped. Police found methamphetamine in the room and tracked him down two days later. He faces murder, drug, and firearms charges.
Police have successfully apprehended a man with a checkered past who had only recently been released from prison at the end of last year. He used a firearm to shoot his girlfriend in the head, killing her, then loaded her body into a sedan and drove to a hospital, telling staff he was going to notify relatives before speeding away. The incident took place inside a rental room in Mueang Chumphon district, Chumphon province. A search of the room uncovered one bag of ya ba and two bags of crystal methamphetamine (ice). The suspect, Dechapol, 33, has a history of drug, firearms, and theft offenses and had just completed his sentence at the end of 2025. Late yesterday, investigators from the Region 8 Provincial Police, Chumphon Provincial Police, Mueang Chumphon Police Station, and the Crime Suppression Division tracked down and arrested Dechapol, who was hiding in Nonthaburi province. He is currently being interrogated and processed at the arrest location before being transferred back to Mueang Chumphon Police Station for further legal proceedings.
