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Indebted Udon Thani latex seller commits suicide

Indebted Udon Thani latex seller commits suicide

An Udon Thani latex trader shot and killed himself early Thursday after suffering a significant financial loss due to the commodity’s falling price.

Pol Col Arlak Charoenthanakul, commander of police station in Namsoam district, said Somboon Angkapan, 40, committed suicide with a .38 revolver at about 5.45am in the bedroom of his house in Moo 11 in Tambon Srisamrarn. 
His 11-year-old son, sleeping in the same room, was awakened by the gunshot and saw his father severely injured with a wound to the right temple.
The boy phoned his mother, who was just opening the family’s noodle shop for the day. Somboon died while being rushed to hospital.
Arlak said there was no indication of a family dispute, but the hands of all family members would be checked for traces of gunpowder.
He quoted Somboon’s wife as saying her husband had become depressed over a sizeable debt incurred in borrowing money to buy cup-lump latex to resell. 
His latest purchase entailed a high price, but then the market value plummeted.

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