The number of suspects believed to be connected to the murder of a southern man and the rape and assault of his girlfriend continued to grow on Monday, with Phatthalung police saying even parents of the accused may be involved.

Four teenagers already have been arrested in the killing of 18-year-old Pasakorn Khongsawasdi and the stabbing, bludgeoning and repeated rape of his girlfriend in tambon Ban Na of Si Nakharin district Jan 27.

But police said on Monday they suspected three more teenagers and parents of the four detained suspects might be involved in the crime while yet another woman may have acted as a decoy to help abduct the victims.

Pasakorn's body was found buried in a forest near the Banthad mountain range in tambon Ban Na. The burial site was seven kilometres away from Khao Khram-Ban Kong Ra Road.

The girlfriend reportedly was raped by four suspects on Thursday and Friday. They then allegedly stabbed the girl, hit her with a rock and dumped her in a ravine in tambon Chong of Na Yong.....

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