Partner of Brit, 70, shot dead in Thailand slams ‘rubbish’ claims he was killed over road rage
THE girlfriend of a Briton shot dead in Thailand told of her heartache yesterday and said he will have a Buddhist funeral.
Retired engineer Neil Roger, 70, was gunned down after a road rage row.
He had been riding home on his Honda moped after buying food to cook for partner Thitipan Kamlas, 38.
They had not yet celebrated the New Year as he had been back in the UK visiting relatives.
CCTV shows a car chasing after Neil’s moped and overtake it before the gunman got out and fired at him three times.
Cops speculated it may have been a hired hit, but property developer Apicha Boonsawat, 32, then went to cops and confessed.
The pro shooter, who used a legally held 9mm Glock to kill Neil, told cops it had been a road rage row.
He claimed Neil banged his fists on his car, but Thitipan said: “That’s rubbish. Neil was the most lovely, peaceful man.”
Neil, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, moved to Thailand 20 years ago.
He lived with Thitipan near beach resort Pattaya.
She said: “I can’t believe he’s gone.
“He will have a Buddhist funeral and be cremated.”
Boonsawat was due to appear in court today.