Wife of Thai shooting suspect seized

Thai police have seized the wife of the suspected killer of two British backpackers shot dead near the River Kwai Bridge.

A Thai police spokesman said Suksiri Maenbut, who was found at a flat in Bangkok, had contacted police sergeant Somchai Wisetsing, 39, and appealed to him to surrender to the authorities for the sake of their children. "We expect good news shortly," he added.

Adam Lloyd, 25 and Vanessa Arscott, 23, had been drinking with Wisetsing before their deaths last Thursday. Their bodies were expected to be flown back to Britain tomorrow or on Wednesday.