SURIN: A man identified as Rene Meeuwisser, from the Netherlands, was being held for questioning by police about the death a mother and her adult son found stabbed to death at their house in Muang district, Thai media reported on Tuesday.
He was being detained at a hospital in the province where he received treatment for injuries suspected to have been sustained during a struggle with the victims, the reports said.
The victims were identified as Noi Sadomsuk, 57, and her son Phatcharin Sadomsuk, 30.
The two were found dead on Tuesday morning at house No 87 in Ban Khok Muang of tambon Sawai, the reports said. It was reported to police about 7.30am.
A preliminary police investigation found that a European man was seen riding a motorcycle with a licence plate registered in Ubon Ratchathani to the victims’ home early on Monday night, the reports said.
The same man sought help via the 1669 hotline of the National Institute for Emergency Medicine late that night, saying he had been injured in a road accident. He asked to be taken to Surin Hospital, where he was later detained by police.
Patcharin's sister Wari Sadomsuk, 20, told police Mr Meeuwisser was a Facebook friend of her elder sister, who had wanted to avoid the man.
He had visited her home once last year, Ms Wari said. To the best of her knowledge the man had no permanent residence in Thailand.
Police are investigating.