Man admits he mistakenly shot dead a young boxer

By Thai PBS

 

 

A man who allegedly shot dead a 16-year old Thai boxer told the police after his arrest that he mistook the victim as a rival whom he engaged in fist fight at a recent temple fair in Nong Harn district of Udon Thani.

 

The victim, Nanthapong Rakfa who was known in the Thai boxing circle as Meesap Tor Itthiporn, was shot dead on the night of March 19 beside the wall of Wat Po Sri in Tambon Ban Chiang, Nong Harn district.

 

Police rounded up nine suspects aged from 17-21 the following day, but one of them, a 21-year old man, admitted to the police that he was the shooter because he thought the victim was a rival against whom he had a fight with at a recent temple fair.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/man-admits-mistakenly-shot-dead-young-boxer/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-22

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A man who allegedly shot dead a 16-year old Thai boxer told the police after his arrest that he mistook the victim as a rival whom he engaged in fist fight at a recent temple fair in Nong Harn district of Udon Thani.

That was the best excuse ever! Such an irritating misstake. If he would have been shooting the right guy, then everything regarding taking another persons life had been perfectly okey.

Fair play,  he did not use the 'I thought it was a 4ft chicken' excuse ? 

Death penalty immediately by shooting

Wow hey

so after loosing at a TEMPLE fair boxing match... he got a gun and shot the winner... very sportsman like

if they ever hold an Olympic meet here, I hope the foreign competitors are issued with body armor for after event socializing.

Amazing thailand!