KHON KAEN: A man was arrested for allegedly shooting to death an Italian man on suspicions the victim had an affair with his mistress, police said.

Khon Kaen police said on Monday that Suchin Oomket, 45, was arrested for allegedly murdering Mario Ferrri, 58, in Kranuan district on Sunday evening.

According to police, the suspect, who was married and had his family elsewhere, had relations with Sumitra Sripromma, 32, for over a year. He had bought a Honda motorcycle for the woman.

Later he learned Ms Sumitra developed relations with a foreign man. When he lost contact with the woman he gathered information and finally followed her to where she stayed with the Italian man at a hotel.

On Sunday evening the suspect saw the foreigner riding a motorcycle out of the hotel. It was the same motorcycle he had bought for the woman. He drove after the foreigner and shot him dead.

After the shooting, the suspect fled to Kalasin but after being pressured, he surrendered. Police found the suspect's pistol in a forest in Huai Mek.

Police said the suspect confessed to the murder.