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Thailand’s ‘Jack the Ripper’ may have killed again, months after his release from prison
- Somkid Pumpuang was sentenced to life in 2005 for killing five women believed to be involved in the sex and nightlife industry, only to be freed in May
- Police are now hunting him after identifying him as the prime suspect in the murder of a 51-year-old hotel maid in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand
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Thai police are hunting a convicted serial killer in connection with another murder months after he was released for good behaviour, authorities said on Tuesday.
Somkid Pumpuang was sentenced to life in 2005 for the killing of five women believed to be involved in the sex and nightlife industry, leading the media to dub him Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper”. But the 55-year-old was deemed an “excellent prisoner” and let free in May, the Thai corrections department said in a statement.
Seven months later authorities want to rearrest him in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old hotel maid in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand. Rassami Mulichan was found dead in her home with adhesive tape around her neck and her ankles bound with a mobile phone charging cord, the Bangkok Post reported.
In 2005, Somkid’s victims were either drowned or strangled before he stole their possessions.
Several police stations in the area are cooperating in the hunt for the serial killer, case officer Chatchawin Srikaeolor said.
“We believe that the murder took place on Sunday morning,” he said.
Authorities are also offering a 50,000 baht (US$1,650) reward for information leading to his capture.
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