NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A father shot dead his daughter's husband on Tuesday night, three years after he failed to turn up at the wedding party and instead took his daughter to live in another district.

Police and rescue workers called to the scene found Sarawut Phonhiran, 34, shot dead in a hammock inside the house. 

He had been shot in the chest and hit about the head with a gun. 

Next to the body were two women, Noonai Krainara, 41, and her daughter Monthip Krainara, 25.

They were given first aid then taken to Thung Yai Hospital. A girl aged around 2 years was also in the house. 

Police later questioned Ms Noonai and Ms Monthip at the hospital and learned the gunman was Narong Krainara, Ms Noonai’s husband and father of their daughter Monthip, the slain man's wife. 

The women told police the two men had fallen out three years ago, when Sarawut was to marry Monthip. 

Mr Narong and his family prepared the wedding party for their daughter. However, the groom did not show up at the wedding party at the bride’s house in Thung Yai district. 

Adding insult to injury, Sarawut took the bride off to live with him in Chawang district. 

Ms Monthip recently returned to her parents’ house with her daughter after an argument with her husband. 

Sarawut came to the house to make up with her and met his angry father-in-law, who had not forgotten what happened three years ago.  

The two men argued and Narong kicked Sarawut and then pulled out a pistol, hit him on the head with it and then shot the man in the chest - in full view of the two women.

Police said that Mr Narong would be arrested as soon as they could find him.