Home buyer killed by former owner

A woman who bought a house from a bank in Thailand was allegedly shot dead by the former owner of the property, after he refused to move out.

The killing, which sparked a more than four-hour stand-off, ended when the owner, Decha Phayakkha, 66, surrendered to local police and a special operations squad that had surrounded the house in the Thanyaburi district in Pathum Thani province, the Bangkok Post reported.