On the evening of 11 February 2015, the life of 61-year-old Chai Boonthonglek came to an abrupt and violent end. Two men, dressed as construction workers and wearing black masks had arrived at the door of Chai’s small shop in the farming community of Klong Sai Pattana in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, claiming to want to buy beer. One of the men then pulled out a .357 pistol and shot Chai six times in the head and torso, in front of his daughter and six-month-old grandson.
