A 40-year-old man has confessed to killing his uncle during a drunken argument over a karaoke microphone.
Police called to a house in tambon Pong Talong, in Pak Chong district, on Monday found a 59-year-old man identified as Thian lying dead with severe head injuries in a pool of blood.
An air rifle with a broken stock lay beside the body.
Police arrested the victim’s nephew, Arthit, 40, who allegedly confessed to killing his uncle.
According to police, Arthit told investigators they had been drinking together. His uncle had spoken rudely to him and had snatched the karaoke microphone from his hand.
He had responded, hitting Thian on the head with the gun stock before stabbing him below the ear with a knife.
Police charged Arthit with murder and he was held in custody for legal proceedings.