The 37-year-old victim’s family members who watched the re-enactment shouted condemnation at Chamlong.

City police chief Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn and police investigators from the Dusit Police Station took Chamlong to the scene of the crime amid tight security provided by 40 policemen.

Wassana’s 68-year-old father Suphrom Burakon shouted: “Why did you kill my daughter?” at Chamlong, while other relatives scolded Chamlong for his alleged cold-blooded killing of Wassana and called for the death sentence. Some onlookers tried to attack Chamlong but officers intervened.

During the re-enactment, 49-year-old Chamlong deflated the victim’s car tyres and arguing with her before he shot her dead.

Chamlong also pointed to the spot where he claimed he tried to commit suicide after the murder.

He showed police where he got into a car to flee the scene. The car was driven by Somchai Sornjin, who is also in custody.

While Somchai was taken to be submitted for court-ordered detention, Chamlong was taken back to the Dusit precinct for further interrogation about the unlicensed gun used to kill Wassana.

Investigators are also looking into forged documents related to Chamlong allegedly using his younger brother’s identity to apply for a job as a driver for the Office of the Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Educational Personnel.

Chamlong will be brought to apply for court-ordered detention today.

Wassana’s elder brother Kittipan Burakon said he was confident in the police work to bring the family justice and said he was ready to forgive Chamlong as he would be duly prosecuted for the crime.

He added that he knew that his late sister was involved with Chamlong but she later learned that he already had a wife so she tried to distance herself from him.

Another brother, Pongrat Burakon, said Chamlong had threatened Wassana previously over an unspecified dispute. He said that Wassana had told their niece about her assets and important documents three days prior to the murder as if she could foresee her death.

An initial police investigation after the killing found that Chamlong had told friends at a party that he would try to settle a dispute with Wassana, whom he described as his girlfriend. Police said he told friends the victim had tried to break up with him, and if he failed to win her back he would kill her and then commit suicide.