Woman tied to track, cut in half by train

A 27-YEAR-OLD woman has been cut in two after being tied to a railway track in southern Thailand.

The body of Niparat Tawornporn was found yesterday near Ban Na Doem village in Surat Thani province, 525km south of Bangkok, after it had been sliced in two.

Ban Na Noem Police Colonel Narongyot Unhabandit said Niparat's wrists had been tied with her pink shirt, and her body left across one of the rail tracks.

As numerous bruises were found on her body, police speculated that Niparat had been badly beaten before being left on the tracks.

Narongyot said police suspected the murder was the result of a love affair, noting that Niparat had divorced her husband last year and had many suitors.

Relatives said Niparat had left her house Saturday evening on her motorcycle, which was found near her body.