Husband of Singapore victim hopes to return home with her body
Bangkok - The husband of the Singaporean woman killed in the blast in Bangkok said on Wednesday that he hoped to return to Singapore with her body.
"If that is not possible, then perhaps a few days in between," Ng Su Teck, 35, told The Straits Times on Wednesday when asked if he wanted to return home together with his wife Melisa Liu Rui Chun.
He is waiting for Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange for evacuation from the Thai capital, he added.
Speaking at Ramathibodi Hospital, Ng said he would speak to the media when he is back in Singapore and feeling better.
"Just let me rest and I do not want to talk about what happened," he said. "I don't want to make it a big thing."
Ng sustained burns and his right leg was cut by shrapnel. His hearing was also affected by the blast.
Liu, 34, died on the spot when the bomb blast ripped through the evening crowd at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on Monday. The area is where the popular Erawan Shrine is located.
Ng, who works in sales, and Ms Liu, an employee at AXA Singapore, had travelled to Bangkok with some companions for a holiday. Her brother was also among the seven Singaporeans injured.
At least 11 foreigners were among the 20 people killed in the blast, which left more than 120 others injured.
The Erawan Shrine reopened on Wednesday, with Thai monks leading prayers and some devotees, including tourists, turning up at the site.
