Thai police are looking for a man who allegedly killed his 12-year-old adopted daughter “Nong Mai“ and expect the Criminal Court to issue a warrant for his arrest today (Tuesday).

According to Bang Khen district police, the suspect, only identified as “Yutthana”, is alleged to have used a baseball bat the beat the girl to death, after she reportedly stole food supplements which he was about to deliver to his customers. The incident took place at a house in Phahonyothin Soi 48 in the Bang Khen district of Bangkok on July 1^st.

A witness, who claims to be a friend of the suspect, reportedly told the police that Yutthana called him on the night of July 1^st seeking to borrow a saw, a cutter and an ice box, claiming that he needed them to build a shelf.

Later, all the equipment was returned to him by the suspect, claiming that they could not be used, said the witness, who also claims that the suspect told him he had just killed a girl in his house. He said he didn’t believe the story, as the suspect might have been having hallucinations as a result of drug abuse. He said he found out about the murder 2 days later.

The suspect’s wife, who is a relative of the victim, reported that the girl was missing to the police yesterday. On the same day, the suspect left the house in a car after he learned that police planned to question him.

In the meantime, police searched the house and found freshly-dug earth in the backyard of the property. They excavated the hole and found an ice box, containing the body of a girl, believed to be Nong Mai.

The suspect’s wife reportedly told the police that Yutthana became furious when he discovered that the girl had stolen his food supplements and used his baseball bat to beat her until she fell unconscious.

Police said they examined have the CCTV system near the house, on which a man, believed to be the suspect, is captured driving a car away from the house yesterday. Police believe that Yutthana is either in Bangkok or may have gone to his home in Uthai Thani province.