A 60 year old Thai man committed suicide in the middle of a rice field in the central province of Ayutthaya after shooting two women, allegedly for cheating him out of money in a love fraud. The two victims remain in critical condition.
A local discovered the two injured women on Bang Pla Mor Temple Road in the Ban Barn district of Ayutthaya at around 7pm on Saturday, November 23, and called Phra Khao Police Station officers and rescuers to the scene.
The two women were identified as 33 year old Thanaporn, who suffered gunshot wounds to her head and body, and 50 year old Pornthipa, who was shot in the back.
The gunman was reported to be 60 year old Pairoj. The suspect had taken the two women to dinner at a local BBQ restaurant and they parted ways after dining. Pairoj then followed the women and shot them while they were riding a motorcycle.
A relative of the victims told police that Pairoj attempted to make advances towards Thanaporn but she rejected his romantic interest. The relative did not expect Pairoj to react so violently to the rejection.
Pairoj fled the scene after the shooting, prompting police to question his stepson. The stepson revealed that Pairoj had been having an affair with Thanaporn since his mother passed away.
The stepson also stated that Pairoj complained to him about Thanaporn, accusing her of deceiving him for money. He said he was embarrassed to be scammed at his age. The stepson also mentioned that his stepfather was addicted to online gambling.
Officers searched for Pairoj until they found his motorcycle abandoned in a roadside rice field not far from the scene. Shortly thereafter, locals reported finding Pairoj’s lifeless body. He took his own life with the same gun in the rice field.
Police have not yet been able to question the two victims, as they remain under close medical care at a hospital due to their critical condition.
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