BANGKOK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A Thai policeman
accused of murdering a British couple surrendered to police on
Thursday after almost a month on the run.
Detective Sergeant Somchai Visetsingha gave
himself up near the Thai-Myanmar border, but denied allegations
he had killed British tourists Adam LLoyd, 25, and Vanessa
Arscott, 24, police said.
Somchai is accused of shooting Lloyd after a
heated argument in a restaurant that the policeman owned in
Kanchanaburi, near the Bridge over the River Kwai, a popular
tourist spot 125 km (80 miles) west of Bangkok, on Sept. 9.
He is accused of killing Arscott with his car as
she tried to flee in the early hours of the morning.
Police said Somchai was flown from his border
hideout in a military helicopter to Kanchanaburi where he would
be charged.
