Three held for selling pistol to teen suspect in mall shooting
TWO MEN were arrested in southern Yala province and one in Bangkok on the charges of selling a modified blank pistol to a 14-year-old boy detained after going on a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall on Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two persons and injuring five others, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 5). […]
Read MoreTeenager charged with murder, parents don’t apply for bail
ALTHOUGH the 14-year-old boy who killed two persons and injured five others during a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall was charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ordered into juvenile detention by the Central Juvenile and Family Court yesterday (Oct. 4), it is noteworthy that his parents did not […]
Read MoreWoman in tears after helping twin girls during shooting at mall
A THAI woman broke down and cried in a video clip she shared on X, formerly Twitter, relating how she helped twin Chinese girls while fleeing the shooting at Siam Paragon find their mother only to later discover she had been shot dead, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Oct. 4). The shooting by a […]
Read More2 dead in mall shooting, teenager had undergone psychiatric treatment
POLICE CHIEF Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon said this evening (Oct. 3) that two not three people were killed in the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall with the 14-year-old teen gunman having undergone psychiatric treatment, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. He added that details could not be revealed as the suspect is a […]
Read MoreTeen arrested after three killed at Siam Paragon mall
POLICE have arrested a 14-year-old teen boy in the shooting at Siam Paragon luxury shopping mall this afternoon (Oct. 3) that left three people dead and two injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.15 p.m. both Thai and foreign shoppers ran out of the mall after hearing a loud noise. BTS Skytrain continued operating […]
Read MoreWaiter accidentally shoots man celebrating friend’s birthday
A MAN who was among 10 people celebrating a friend’s birthday at a restaurant in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province, was accidently shot in the right rib cage by a waiter who was unloading bullets from a pistol behind a bar counter in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), Amarin TV […]
Read MoreElderly man shoots sister in inheritance row
AN ELDERLY Thai man, fearful of being cheated out of his inheritance by his siblings, first shot his sister then hit his brother in the face after which surrendered to the police upon being allowed to talk to the press, Naewna newspaper said today (May 21). At 1 p.m. today police were alerted of […]
Read MoreAngry wife shoots husband at polling station
AMIDST the bustle of the general election taking place today (May 14) a shooting took place at a Samut Prakan polling station with an angry woman firing three shots at her husband who had come to vote with his mistress and then stabbing him too, Naewna newspaper quoted Muang Prakan News v2 Facebook page […]
Read MoreTwo suspects in RCA shooting denied bail
TWO men suspected to have fired shots outside a Royal City Avenue club last Sunday night leading to eight Songkran revellers being injured were denied bail by the Criminal Court today (Apr. 18) while maintaining they were not the gunmen, Amarin TV said. Makkasan police station investigators took Mr. Natthanon Kerdpuet, 41, and Mr. […]
Read More8 injured in shooting at RCA clubbing zone
AS SONGKRAN FESTIVAL draws to an end a shooting erupted at Royal City Avenue, a government-designated entertainment zone off Rama 9 road, at 1 a.m this morning (Apr. 17) with eight young revellers getting injured and the gunman immediately arrested, Sanook.com said. Makkasan police rushed to the clubbing zone upon getting a report of […]
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