Two suspects killed after southern family murder

Two suspects killed after southern family murder

The body of a killed suspect lies on a local road in tambon Khok Sator of Rueso district, Narathiwat, Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Waedao Harai)
The body of a killed suspect lies on a local road in tambon Khok Sator of Rueso district, Narathiwat, Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Waedao Harai)

NARATHIWAT - Security authorities in Rueso district on Wednesday killed two men suspected of the lethal ambush of an assistant village head's family early this month.

The dead men, who were residents of Rueso, were identified as Isma-ae Hama, 28, and Aseng Useng, 30.

Isma-ae was shot in his body and chest. A 9mm pistol was found with him. Aseng was shot in the body, back and side and an M16 assault rifle was beside him.

About 50 metres from the bodies was their silver Isuzu pickup truck bearing no licence plates. It was parked on a local road where Ban Aijuenah village and Ban Tham Charoen village adjoin in tambon Khok Sator of Rueso.

The two were suspected of killing Somchai Thongjan, assistant head of Ban Sri Pinyo village in tambon Khok Sator, in an ambush on March 2 that killed the 57-year-old man, his wife, sister-in-law and eight-year-old son as they were taking their children to school.

Pol Col Ruangsak Buadaeng, chief of the Rueso police station, said paramilitary rangers in two vehicles had followed the suspects from Yala province. Officials in one vehicle overtook the suspects' pickup truck and tried to stop them for a search on the local road on Wednesday afternoon.

According to authorities, Aseng accelerated the truck and Isma-ae opened fire at the officials who shot back.

They pulled over and ran towards a spot where they attempted to fight the officials, but were shot dead.

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