Murder Suspect Surrenders in Barrel-Weighted Corpse Case
A 39-year-old man surrendered to police in Nonthaburi after his friend's body was discovered weighted in a concrete-filled barrel submerged in a pond for months. The suspect denies involvement in the murder despite facing charges of intenti
Nonthaburi – Police have apprehended Napphrasa Vonghan, known as Sam, age 39, a murder suspect in the case of a young friend whose body was found weighted in a barrel submerged in water. Sam surrendered at a residence on Wat Lad Pla Duk Alley in Bang Khurad District, Nonthaburi, after family contact arranged his voluntary submission to authorities.
The victim, Uthen (nickname Jia) Punyacharoen Nont, age 39, had disappeared for months. Police later discovered he was murdered, with his body stuffed into a barrel filled with concrete and weighted, left in a large pond over 300 meters wide in Moo 11, Bang Bua Thong Subdistrict, Bang Bua Thong District, Nonthaburi.
Police executed arrest warrant W.974/2569, dated July 1, 2569, charging Sam with intentional murder, concealing and disposing of a corpse to hide the death or cause of death, and destroying or rendering evidence useless. After questioning at the investigation room, Sam denied involvement in Uthen's death. He will be held in custody and transferred to Nonthaburi Provincial Court for formal detention proceedings.
