Police Say American Admits Cutting Up Victim, Denies Killing Him

BANGKOK — An American man under arrest for keeping a cut-up frozen corpse of an unidentified man said he dismembered the body, but was not involved in the actual killing – an assertion dismissed Saturday by police.

Herbert La Fon, who allegedly shot a police officer during a Sept. 23 raid on his passport forgery den in the Phra Khanong district, initially denied any knowledge of the body but reversed his stance during police questioning on Friday, said Maj. Gen. Somprasong Yenthuam of Bangkok police.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Teeranai Charuvastra

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