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Boy escapes massacre of family in Thailand

BANGKOK: A five-year-old boy escaped the massacre of his family because he was outside when unknown killers came to his home and murdered his parents, younger brother and two others, a newspaper reported Sunday.

The five were found by a neighbour who was alerted by the boy, Tarakorn Hanbanyong, who had been outside playing when the killings took place, the Bangkok post cited police as saying.

Kittipong Handbanyong, 52, his wife, mistress, three-year-old son and another man were covered in stab wounds and bruises, hands tied behind their backs and mouths gagged with adhesive tape.

Police investigators could not initially determine the motive, the post said. The identity of the attackers was unknown.ÑAP