Woman slain in Narathiwat

Woman slain in Narathiwat

A woman was shot to death while riding a bicycle in a village in Cho Airong district of Narathiwat province on Wednesday morning, police said.

The incident took place at 7.20am while the woman, identified later as Supatra Paju, 47, was pedalling from her home to a nearby market.  At the time, two men followed her on a motorcycle and the pillion rider fired two shots in her back before fleeing.

Supatra was seriously wounded and died shortly afterwards.

Two spent 9mm bullet shells were recovered from the scene.

Police were investigating whether the killing was related to insurgency but did not rule out personal conflicts as the possible motive.

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