Briton arrested suspected of ordering execution of an ally
Police in Cambodia have arrested a Briton suspected of ordering two men to kill a British father-of-four in Thailand before fleeing the country.
Tony Kenway, 39, originally from Southampton, was killed on January 24 with a single shot to the head outside a gym in the eastern city of Pattaya.
Thai police crossed the border to Cambodia in search for the killers, where they arrested Toby James Nelhams, who is said to be a business associate of the victim.
The killer fled on a waiting moped as Mr Kenway lay dead in the driver's seat of his red Porsche (pictured) after a morning work out at a gym
Detectives believe Nelhams was behind the execution-style killing that left Mr Kenway dead in his red Porsche Cayenne outside a sports club, according toThai Rath.
Deputy National Police Chief General Chhay Sinarith confirmed the arrest of Toby James Nelhams, who was taken to Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday for questioning.
Nelhams was one of three men sought by Thai police in the shooting of Tony Kenway as he sat in his car.
Kenway's widow described him as a web developer, but Thai media suggested he had connections with a gambling website, among other activities.
Thai police have said the other two suspects, a South African and a Briton, are believed to have fled to Cambodia.
Police have named the two suspects as South African Abel Caldeira Bonito (left) and British national Miles Dicken Turner (right)
The suspected killer of the British father-of-four in Thailand is still on the run with his suspected accomplice and has been praised on Facebook as police say he ran a 'Wolf of Wall Street' style scam that tricked people out of millions of pounds.
Thai police named the two suspects as British national Miles Dicken Turner, who was born in Oxford, and South African Abel Caldeira Bonito.
Bonito was suspected of being the gunman with Turner acting as the getaway driver, police said.
Following the killing, Bonito was praised on Facebook with friends telling him 'you did well getting rid of the piece of filth'.
It came after a senior police officer involved with the investigation told the Sun Mr Kenway had a call centre that employed foreign staff and made bogus calls through two companies to Australia and Britain.
'The aim was to get people abroad to give their life savings,' the source told the paper.
'It was not small amounts. He was strong and pushed them for big investments. He promised them a big win. Like winning the lottery.'
It is thought people lost out on millions of Thai baht and that Mr Kenway was due to appear in court this month, according to The Sun.
Another police source said: 'He had made several enemies. He was wealthy.'
On his Facebook page Kenway posted a picture of Leonardo DiCaprio - who played Jordan Belfort in the movie Wolf of Wall Street - in an apparent reference to the same tactics showcased in the film.
Court documents from September 27, 2016 said Kenway was caught working illegally and the government had tried to deport him but he had been bailed by a friend.
He was due to appear back in court this month to answer more charges.
Thai media quoted unnamed investigators as saying the pair might have fled to Cambodia by land - it is thought Turner rode the bike with Bonito on the back
A police source, who released the passport photos, said both suspects arrived in Thailand together on Wednesday afternoon after crossing in from Cambodia at the southern Cham Yeam border checkpoint.
They added: 'They've both left Thailand but we're working with police in Cambodia to find them. They are the main suspects.'
A source close to Turner, who lived with him for three years, told MailOnline: 'I lived with him for about five years.
'It's quite a shock [to see his name mentioned as a suspect].
'I was working in the bars and he was working for a sales company. We became quite friendly and he was well spoken, a nice lad.
'I knew he had gone to Thailand but I hadn't spoken to him for about three years. He had friends living out there.
'His family was well-to-do and he called his parents "mummy and daddy".
'He was a clever lad, he loved a party but he also cared about his work.
'He initially told me he was going to Madrid but then I got an email from him saying he was off to Asia.'
Tony Kenway, 39, who was married to Pans Kenway, was shot dead in his Porsche on Tuesday
Deputy national police spokesman Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said: 'The court has issued an arrest warrant for them.
'They are jointly charged with premeditated murder, illegal possession of a firearm and also carrying weapons without permission.'
Thai media quoted unnamed investigators as saying the pair might have fled to Cambodia by land.
Krissana said detectives were still working on piecing together the pair's movements, adding that immigration authorities had been informed of the suspects' identities.
Police traced the motorbike back to a local bike rental company who had copies of the suspects' passports on file.
They searched the accommodation where they had been staying but the men had already left.
Immigration records showed the suspects had left Thailand at 3pm on Wednesday, police added.
The father-of-four, originally from Southampton, was shot dead while in his Porsche
The 39-year-old British national was killed in his Porsche in the resort town of Pattaya
Police investigate the Porsche where Mr Kenway was shot dead by a man who then sped away on a motorbike
Mr Kenway had originally moved from the UK in the late 90s to live on the Costa del Sol in Marbella, Spain.
However he had moved to Thailand and set up an IT website and business before he met and married a local woman called Pans, 32, with whom he had two young children.
Mr Kenway had lived in Thailand for seven years.
On Wednesday Pans changed her Facebook cover photo to a simple black screen with the words 'RIP' written in white.
Police are hunting a Brit over the execution-style killing of a Southampton-born businessman in Thailand
Paying tribute, his sister Kirsty Kenway, 31, from Southampton, told MailOnline her older brother had a 'brilliant life' in Thailand and his wife was 'devastated' by what had happened.
Mr Kenway's wife gave birth to his fourth child in September.
Ms Kenway said: 'I don't really know what happened to my brother. He's been in Thailand for years and he's been happily married for five years.
'We speak quite regularly and I visited him over Christmas. We had an amazing time, taking the kids to water parks and he spent a lot of time with his niece. He loved being with his family. He had four children.
'His stepson is 10 and lives in Thiland, his second son is nine and lives in Spain, and he had two children with Pans, a daughter aged three and a baby that was born in September.
'He absolutely adored his kids and he enjoyed playing with his baby son and he just made sure he looked after his children.'
Mr Kenway had lived in Thailand for seven years and had met and married a local woman
ORGANISED CRIME IN THAILAND In recent times organised crime has become increasingly prevalent within Thailand. Selling overpriced properties to foreigners who are ignorant of local laws forbidding them to own Thai land has been one popular trick. Meanwhile, boiler room scams see sales people cold calling thousands of potential clients asking them to invest in either overpriced or worthless stocks and securities but with the promise of massive gains. The boiler room con – usually operating from one small office manned with dozens of phone lines - is popular as operators can close down one operation and open another within house in the same town. Police are investigating if Mr Kenway – along with his website business – had become involved in such operations. His wife, according to local press reports, had told police he had recently 'fallen out' with one particular shareholder in his business.
She added: 'He had a brilliant life out there and he did a lot for charity, and helped build some schools. He had even met the future King of Thailand. He was very clever and did very well.
'He did a lot of work in IT and was a big fan of sports cars, he was a petrol head.
'Pans [his wife] is brilliant and she was the light of his life. She's devastated by what's happened.
'I was the baby sister [in our family] and he protected me from everybody. I was the youngest, and he was the third youngest. We have an older brother, Paul, and older sister, Sarah.
'We were very close when we were growing up. Tony was like a father figure to me.'
The killing has returned the spotlight to the popular beachside city Pattaya, which has a notorious reputation for its seedy nightlife and criminal underworld links.
Murders of both foreigners and locals are not uncommon while the city is renowned as a haven for international fugitives and criminal gangs, many of whom operate online scams.
Thai Police had said they were investigating links between Mr Kenway and foreign 'boiler room' gangs in Pattaya.
Mr Kenway's wife told police her husband had recently had a business conflict with a shareholder in his website design company, but she did know if that was the motive for the murder, according to local press reports.