Nakhon Ratchasima: Progress in the case of the police station, Khong, received a report of a shooting incident at a house in Village 18, Ban Non Ta Kaeo, Tambon Khu Khat, Amphoe Khong, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, before mobilizing police forces to investigate. They found the body of Mrs. Thongmee, aged 71, who had been shot in the left chest and died next to the house. Another person was also injured, Mrs. Maprang. The suspect was Mr. Sawat, aged 80, the deceased’s brother. Mrs. Maprang was the daughter-in-law. After the incident, the suspect rode a motorcycle to escape, but was chased by the police, surrounded and arrested.
According to Thai News Agency, the suspect confessed that the motive was a land conflict, which led to the deceased’s family suing the court to evict him from his house within 60 days, as ordered by the court. This caused Mr. Swat to lose his temper and use a .38 mm revolver to shoot at the house. Initially, the police reported 5 serious charges: intentional murder, attempted murder, pos
session of a firearm and ammunition without permission, carrying a firearm in public without permission, and firing a gun using gunpowder without reason.
This morning, the police at Khong Police Station prepared to take the suspect to Bua Yai Provincial Court for detention to proceed with legal action. As for the atmosphere of receiving the body at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, the children and relatives of Mrs. Thongmee, the deceased, waited in front of the morgue with sadness and could not accept what had happened. Mr. Saranyu, the son of the deceased, said that now he and all the witnesses who were at the scene have gone to give statements to the police. As for the condition of his granddaughter-in-law who was shot in the arm, she is now safe, but the doctors still need to closely monitor her. As for how he and his relatives feel right now, they all do not forgive the perpetrator and the family. They do not want to consider them relatives.
For the 3-night merit-ma
king ceremony at Ban Non Ta Kaew, Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, and the cremation ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 28, 2024 at Wat Non Ta Kaew.