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A 64-year-old man has reported himself at the police station after he shot a man dead in defense in Thailand.
The man, identified as Nat, told officers on Sunday that he had been asleep in front of the TV with his wife when he heard his daughter cry out.
He picked up his shotgun which was lying by the bed and went to his daughter’s room where he shot the intruder.
Nat had then discarded the gun by the road on the way to the station.
Police found the intruder, 35-year-old Apichai Cheuanut dead in Nat’s house. He had died instantly and had nine holes from the blast.
Nat had disposed the gun by the road on his way to the stateion but police retrieved and examined it.
Nat has been charged with homicide and weapons offences.