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 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The man who was beaten to death by an enraged mob after he destroyed a Hindu shrine had a history of mental illness, and authorities were investigating whether he had ties to Muslim extremists, police said Wednesday.
Thanakorn Pakdeepol, 27, broke into the Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday and shattered a golden four-headed statue of Brahma with a hammer.
During an autopsy, doctors found Arabic characters tattooed on his back and arms, said police Col. Suphisal Pakdinarunaj. The discovery prompted police to launch an investigation into whether the attack had a religious motive.
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