Police take Phra Um Deeruenrom into custody at a relative's house after the fatal stabbing. (Photo by Surachai Piragsa)BURI RAM: A pregnant woman was stabbed to death by a monk she was allegedly trying to blackmail after having an affair with him, police said. Eyewitnesses told investigators that Phra Um Deeruenrom, 59, the abbot of Wat Ban Nong Bua, was driving a van and he intentionally drove into a pickup travelling towards him. The pickup was driven by a man who was with his wife, Lampai, 36, who was eight months pregnant. However, villagers told police he had an affair with Lampai, who had called him many times, demanding money and blackmailing him.

Source: Bangkok Post June 16, 2020 04:52 UTC