The body of 47-year-old Reisz was found in a plastic bag on a rubber plantation last Friday on the island of Phuket. He had been stabbed several times and his hands were tied.

His disappearance was reported last week by a Hungarian friend staying in Thailand.

Németh and Reisz were partners in a business venture, who argued after Reisz accused Németh of forging his signature on a $500,000 land deal.

Reisz then informed police that Németh had threatened to kill him.

Local police say at least two people carried out the murder. They are searching for the assumed accomplice, a man named György Lajos Kvalka.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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