CHALONG: Probably the last thing Surasak Tayan expected as he sat consuming cola late one night time exterior a PTT filling station’s 7-Eleven comfort retailer was that his modest attempt at humorous self-deprecation can be the demise of him. But it was. K. Surasak was annoyed because, at three:30 am, he couldn’t purchase a decent drink. Unfortunately, in expressing his disgust thereat, he used terms perhaps too earthy for some – certainly for the man who killed him. It was a Saturday night time in early March. K. Surasak, 26, lived at a building worker camp next to the PTT station in Tambon Chalong Moo 7. He and two friends had gone earlier that night to Nong Joy Karaoke in Moo 10, where they loved themselves till closing time. Unable to purchase another alcoholic drink on the karaoke, they determined to get one from the 7-Eleven subsequent to their camp. When K. Surasak and another friend requested the cashier to ring up a bottle, they have been met with a flat refusal, as the present regulation forbids alcohol gross sales after midnight. No quantity of cajoling had any impact; in the long run they bought a single cola and went outdoors to drink it. It was at this second that 22-year-old Trang native Jaktrawoot “Mac” Tongrod pulled up on his bike. He had an unidentified pal on the again. They, too, have been in search of liquor. “So, you think you’re gonna purchase some booze, do you?” muttered K. Surasak. “You might have 10,000 baht or more in your pocket, however the staff right here won’t sell you a bottle, not for love nor money. No, not even when you’re from around here; I am, and they nonetheless won’t promote me any. So who do you think you are? “But if you are able to buy any, purchase me some, too. I’ve got 50 baht.” Here, a short explanation of Thai pronouns is in order: “Goo” is equal to the primary person singular “I” in English; “meung” to the second person “you”; each words are considered vulgar, besides between pals. K. Surasak used them freely during his speech. Jaktrawoot, because it occurred, didn’t regard himself as K. Surasak’s friend. “I’ll provide you with one thing to drink!” he said. With that, he pulled out a seven-inch knife and plunged it into K. Surasak’s chest, severing the aorta. He then coolly withdrew the blade, jumped on his motorbike and sped off towards the Chalong Circle. K. Surasak ran after him, however then collapsed and died on the spot. When Chalong police arrived, they discovered a pool of blood in front of the 7-Eleven’s door. About 10 meters off lay K. Surasak’s corpse. Investigation revealed that his assailant had sped to a row of rental flats opposite Chalong Police Station, the place his girlfriend lived. Officers hurried there in pursuit however found solely a bloody cigarette butt outdoors the door. Neighbors stated Jaktrawoot had picked up his lady and disappeared. Criminals, they are saying, all the time return to the scene of their crimes, and Jaktrawoot did. As Login required had been examining K. Surasak’s body, they noticed Jaktrawoot driving by, his girlfriend driving pillion. They hailed him to stop. A search turned up the nonetheless bloody murder weapon in his pocket. At the station, he learnd