
SONGKHLA: Three Myanmar illegal migrants charged with the murder of a 40-year-old man whose body was found in a shallow grave have told police he extorted money from their group and tried to force one of the women to leave with him.
Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn said investigators from Provincial Police Region 9, Thung Lung and Songkhla police had evidence implicating eight illegal migrants in the June 1 murder of Maddol Binson, who worked for a tree-trimming firm contracted by the Provincial Electricity Authority in Na Mom district.