NAKHON SAWAN: A woman and her friend have been arrested for allegedly plotting to have her Danish husband killed in a staged road crash so that they could seize his 10-million-baht insurance pay-out. The husband survived but was critically injured.
Ms Pratheep Larsen, 48, and Ms Jaemchan Khamkaew, 60, were arrested on warrants issued by the Nakhon Sawan provincial court for hiring a third party to murder Per Larsen, 63, said Pol Maj Gen Atthasit Sudsa-nguan, deputy commissioner of Provincial Police Region 6, during a media briefing announcing the arrest of the two women.
Ekkasit Wichacharn, 24, was allegedly hired by the two to run Mr Larsen over with his car. He was also arrested.
The crash happened on a local road in tambon Bueng Platu, Banphot Phisai district of Nakhon Sawan on April 21, said Pol Maj Gen Atthasit.
Local police found a Toyota with a Lampang licence plate in a roadside paddy field with its front damaged. A badly damaged bicycle was found 10 metres away.
A police investigation found Mr Ekkasit rear-ended the bicycle ridden by Mr Larsen.
While the crash initially appeared to be an accident, police investigators started becoming suspicious after examining the evidence and carrying out a re-enactment with the driver.
Further inspection led authorities to believe the crash was deliberate.
During questioning, Mr Ekkasit admitted to having been hired by Ms Jaemchan to carry out the attempt on Mr Larsen's life. He is being treated at Sri Sawan Hospital.