Senior in Land Dispute Lives Roadside, Claims Siblings Plot Murder

The land inheritance dispute continues to intensify. On October 29, reporters followed up on the case of 65-year-old Ba Kan, known as "Ta Kham," from Ban Kok Sung, Nong Mek subdistrict, Nong Han district, Udon Thani province. He has been sleeping at a passenger pavilion on Nitayo Road, the entrance to Udon Thani opposite Thasiri Market, for two months. Ta Kham claims he was forced to live there because his older sister seized his inheritance, leaving him homeless, and physically abused him hoping he would die so she could claim everything. Reporters visiting the pavilion today found Ta Kham still there, while his two dogs have been rescued by a kind-hearted individual. When questioned about the inheritance, reporters relayed the siblings' side: older sister Samrit ("Sam") and younger brother Pinthong say Ta Kham falsely accuses them of seizing the inheritance. They state their parents already divided the land equally, but Ta Kham sold his share and planned to sell theirs by fraudulently appointing himself sole executor, prompting the sister to petition the court for joint executor status. Ta Kham became visibly emotional, insisting the truth is that his siblings clearly plotted to seize the inheritance despite him being the legitimate executor per his mother's dying wish. He presented documents including a marriage certificate and copies of land title deeds in his father's name, claiming he has proof for everything. Reporters conveyed that the siblings remain concerned and want him to return home, as they still welcome him. However, Ta Kham flared up, refusing to return, claiming his siblings would hire someone to kill him and frame him for asset theft to put him in jail. He declared he is the favored child of both parents and vowed to fight on. When asked if he had a message for his siblings, Ta Kham shouted emotionally that he had nothing to say to sister Samrit or brother Thong — they would meet only in court, and whoever is wrong goes to jail. Regarding the two dogs Ta Kham kept caged, a kind-hearted Udon Thani resident, Thanakorn Thunprateung, rescued them after seeing news reports. The dogs were confined in small cages exposed to sun and heat. Thanakorn initially negotiated a fee of 800 baht, reduced to 500 baht, and took them home. One dog has a back wound suspected to be from hot water burns, which he will treat. He plans to find them homes or care for them himself alongside his four to five existing dogs.