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Bangkok Post
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Pattaya murder suspect deported to South Korea

The second suspect in the barrel-murder case, centre, was arrested by Cambodian authorities in May. Thai police identified him as Lee Yong Jin. (Photo: Royal Thai Police via Bangkok Post)

A Korean murder suspect having been arrested in Phnom Penh has been sent back to South Korea to face charges for allegedly killing his compatriot near Pattaya two months ago.

South Korean police brought the 27-year-old suspect back home from the Cambodian capital on Wednesday, Yonhap reported.

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