A self-styled Satanist has claimed on his Facebook page that he was the person who murdered the singer of a local black metal band.
Officers examine the body of Samong Traisattha, the singer of Surrender of Divinity, after he was stabbed to death in his home on Wednesday night. (Facebook photos)
Samong Traisattha, the 36-year-old lead singer of Surrender of Divinity, was stabbed to death in his house on Wednesday.
A one-foot knife and a mobile phone belonging to the suspected killer were found at the crime scene, said Pol Capt Chainarong Daengnokphum, an investigator at the Sai Mai police station in Bangkok.
Jaruvan Surapol, 34, the musician's wife, told police that the killer was Prakarn Harnphanbusakorn, a fan of her husband's band.
She said Mr Prakarn came to her house on Wednesday night to have some shirts screen-printed and to have a drink with her husband in the living room.
After about an hour, Mrs Jaruvan put her child to bed and went to check on her husband. She found him lying on the floor in a pool of blood and Mr Prakarn had gone.
Police believe the two men argued while they were drinking, which led to Samong's death.
Officers are searching for Mr Prakarn.
On Friday, a Facebook user calling himself Maleficent Meditation, whom police believe to be Mr Prakarn, wrote on his Facebook page that he had killed the singer.
The gruesome pictures he posted of the crime scene had 450 "Likes" as of Saturday afternoon.
"I have intended to end my life since I was 25. Because I'll die eventually, I want to drag down those who tarnish Satanism with me. But I refrained from killing women and children," he wrote.
"In my view, I have more respect for devoted Buddhists, Christians and Muslims than those who call themselves Satanists without knowing anything about it," he wrote. "If I did not kill him, I'm sure he would be murdered by someone else later."
The writer claimed he was not a fan of Surrender of Divinity and he did not want people to relate this incident to other attacks on famous people, such as the assassination of John Lennon.
He then went into detail about Samong's murder, saying he stabbed the singer more than 30 times while ignoring the victim's pleas for mercy.
"Maleficent Meditation" concluded that people who do not have faith in Satan should not call themselves Satanists. He also said he hoped he would be with Satan after he died.
