Shooting ‘no accident’ – Kathu Police
Police believe a fatal shooting in Kathu was not an accident
A woman was shot dead early Monday in Kathu, allegedly by her friend.
Piamsiri Tharadonpipat, the girlfriend of 30-year-old Kanchalee Sriwirot, the gunshot victim, said that they were in the room with a friend, Boonsoong “Doi” Rakchat who brought out a revolver and ‘accidentally’ shot Kanchalee on the left side of her chest.
She said that he fled the scene immediately while she was calling police and ambulance.
Kathu Municipality Rescue team helped her with first aid and then rushed her to Vachira Hospital but she died later.
Phuket forensic police are now collecting more evidence at the scene for further investigations.
“The alleged criminal has been arrested for drugs and other crimes before and we still believe he’s involved in local drug circles. We are doing more investigations based on our suspicions that the incident was not an accident. We are also questioning the girlfriend of the victim,” said Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol. Maj. Gen Teerapol Thipjaroen.
Police are also contacting the relatives of the alleged shooter to ask him to surrender otherwise an arrest warrant will be issued.
