Trang, A 64-year-old man got angry after arguing about a dog with his opposing partner and pulled out a shotgun to shoot, but missed and the bullet went through the door and hit the woman next door, killing her.
The investigation team of Muang Trang Police Station went to pick up Mr. Samran or Luang Phan, aged 64, a villager of Tambon Ban Pho, Amphoe Muang Trang, a suspect with an arrest warrant for premeditated murder, attempted premeditated murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition without permission, carrying a firearm in a city, village or public area without proper reason, and firing a gun using gunpowder without reason in a city, village or public area, and causing damage to property, after local leaders coordinated with the police to accept his surrender.
Yesterday evening, Mr. Samran used a homemade shotgun to shoot Mrs. Prakiaew or Pa Dao, aged 61, with a bullet to the head, seriously injuring her and later dying. The incident occurred in a rented room not far from the suspect’s house before
fleeing with her beloved dog, leaving his three-wheeled motorcycle with a sidecar. A shotgun shell casing was also found at the scene.
The latest is that the police brought the suspect to Trang City Police Station for interrogation, which took more than 3 hours. However, the suspect denied all charges and insisted that he would only give his statement in court. He used paper to cover his face and had a serious expression the entire time. He only said one word: ‘I will only give my statement in court.’
From the investigation of the surrounding witnesses, it was found that before the incident, Mr. Samran rode his motorcycle with a sidecar past the rented room of Mr. Somsup, the other party. During that time, Mr. Samran’s dog, which was running behind the car, ran towards Mr. Somsup, his wife, and his nephew. Mr. Somsup’s wife chased the dog away, while his nephew threw a rock at the dog, which made Mr. Samran angry and they argued, even to the point of insulting his parents. Before he drove home, Mr. Samran l
ater drove back and they argued again. Mr. Samran pulled out a gun and intended to shoot Mr. Somsup, but Mr. Somsup ran away and hid in the room of the deceased, Pa Dao, which was next door. Pa Dao quickly closed the door before Mr. Samran could pull the trigger, but the bullet went through the door and hit Pa Dao’s head, killing her as stated.
Mrs. Phian, 62, the suspect’s wife, said that her husband loves dogs and takes good care of them. She doesn’t know how the incident happened because she wasn’t there. Her husband doesn’t usually socialize with anyone and is a quiet person. His dog has never hurt anyone. She thinks that her husband is worried about the dog because someone has hurt it. She doesn’t know the deceased because he was a renter. She feels sorry for the family, but her husband didn’t intend to shoot the deceased. She apologizes to the deceased’s family.
After Mr. Samran was informed of the charges and taken to the detention room, the investigators initially did not object to bail. The accused
prepared to use 500,000 baht as collateral to apply for bail.
Source: Thai News Agency