‘LOOK AT ME!’
Moment Brit dad of teen, 16, ‘beaten to death by drug dealer’ in Thailand yells ‘you b*****d’ as they come face-to-face
THE dad of a murdered teenager has come face-to-face with the drug dealer cops allege beat him to death.
Steven Graham screamed "look me in the eye you b*****d" at the man arrested for killing his son Woramet Ben Taota, 16, whose battered body found in forest in Thailand
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Chaiwat Boongarin, 44, has claimed to police that Ben and Suraphltchaya Khamsa, 16, were allegedly caught up in his drug dealing activities.
Steven stared at Chaiwat as he sat in the back of a police car as the suspect was taken to the scene where he's alleged to have killed Ben.
The businessman, who had travelled this week from his home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, wore a blue t-shirt and glasses as he approached the police car.
He then shouted "scum, look at me, look at me in the eye, look at me in the eye you b*****d".
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Shaking with rage, he yelled at the killer: "Take his mask off, I want to see his face, You're a coward. You're a coward.
"F****** look at me you b*****d. No, you can't look at me, you're a coward. Look, look at me. You b*****d."
As the killer was lead away, Steven shouted: "I hope you rot in hell."
Steven was comforted by Ben's mother Ooy Taota, who also yelled at the killer, along with several relatives.
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Speaking at the scene, Steven said: "I just want to throttle him. He's evil. He's pure evil, scum. I hope he rots in hell."
Chaiwat, wearing a bulletproof vest, was paraded in handcuffs before being taken to the secluded spot in dense woodland where Ben was found battered to death with a weapon on Sunday morning.
Police say he has previous convictions for sex crimes and allege he lured Ben to the spot along with Suraphltchaya, who fled and has not been seen since.
Ben was found dead on May 7 with a deep wound on his head and cuts across his face.
Officers found Ben's girlfriend Yam, 16, who also knew the killer after a brief search.
Haunting footage shows the final sighting of Ben before he was found dead in a forest in Thailand.
Officers found Ben's girlfriend and are still searching for Suraphltchaya, who he is also believed to have been romantically involved with.
Chaiwat is now being remanded in custody in the Mae Tha district.
Police Major General Mongkol Sampawapol, commander of Lampang Provincial Police, said the alleged killer and Ben were involved in a dispute over drugs.
Police officers from the Mae Tha district said they received a report on Sunday morning that the teenager had been found dead in a grove in the Ban Than district.
Officers found in his black shoulder bag a smartphone charger and a red wallet containing his ID card and bank card.
His smartphone and cash were missing, with police suggesting he could have been robbed for the gadget and money.
Police believe Ben was killed elsewhere and dumped in the woods, as there were no signs of struggle where his remains were found.
They said he had head injuries consistent with severe trauma.
They began searching for Ben's girlfriend along with the female he was involved with before later arresting Chaiwat at his nearby home.
Police said the suspect had been released from prison around eight months ago following previous convictions for sex crimes.
They claimed that Chaiwat was seen riding his black Honda Wave motorcycle without a license plate on May 6 at around 9pm.
Officers say it was parked it at his relative's house with a young woman they believe is Ben's girlfriend, Suraphltchaya.
The motorcycle was found by officers this morning, May 9, behind a cow shed close to the home.
Police Major General Mongkol Sampawapol said: “The suspect told his relative that he wanted to leave his motorcycle at their house.
“He told them that he was looking for a rental house for his mistress. He then left the house with another motorcycle and returned the next morning.
“After that, he rode the black Honda Wave and left it near the hut before officers found it on May 9.
“We are still searching for the young woman and believe that she is still safe.”
Officers interviewed Ben's mother, Ooy Taota, who is understood to be separated from Ben's British father, a businessman specialising in thatched roofs who now lives back in the United Kingdom.
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Ooy told police that her son had said goodbye to her on Saturday evening and said he was 'going to work with friends' but he did not give any more details to her.
She was pictured today breaking down in tears as she visited the spot where Ben was found dead.
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