Korat: Mayor of Khong district dead from shot to the head - he'd just been showing 2 year old his gun, says Thai media

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Korat: Mayor of Khong district dead from shot to the head - he'd just been showing 2 year old his gun, says Thai media

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police and rescue services went to a Mini Mart in the area of Khong market in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima after reports that a man had been shot. 

 

The mayor of the district was found in a pool of blood in bed in a bedroom on the second floor. A .380 gun was on the floor. 

 

Adul, 58, was rushed to hospital but died there from a bullet wound that entered by the chin and got embedded in the nape of the neck. 

 

Sanook said that the mayor had been playing with the gun with a two and a half year old grandchild. 

 

Khong police chief Pol Col Phichet Jantharat said that relatives told investigators that the mayor had gone to his room alone after dinner to shower and perform religious rituals as was his normal habit. 

 

Thirty minutes later they heard a shot and rushed to the room to find him shot in the head and a gun lying on the floor. 

 

Police are examining gun residue to get to the truth of what happened. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[Denim]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Sanook said that the mayor had been playing with the gun with a two and a half year old grandchild. 

 

What a grandad  . Totally idiotic thing to do , regardless of who shot him.

[Wiggy]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

A .380 gun

If it's anything like the aircraft it's a big one.

[nausea]

Yeah, I always remember those two British soldiers, beaten up and shot with their own gun - a gun is a dangerous thing to have around. Whether it's more dangerous to you, and your loved ones, or your opponents is a moot point.

[worgeordie]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sanook said that the mayor had been playing with the gun with a two and a half year old grandchild

This is a gun,you can get one when you get bigger,

playing with a 2.5 year old kid with a loaded gun !!!

regards Worgeordie

 

[transam]

Reads like he topped himself.....????

[VocalNeal]

Darwinism at its best?

[steven100]

1 minute ago, worgeordie said:

This is a gun,you can get one when you get bigger,

playing with a 2.5 year old kid with a loaded gun !!!

regards Worgeordie

 

yeah .... something is not right with this story.... 

no one in their right mind would have it loaded and playing with it with a 2 1/2 yr old.

Did he commit suicide .... ?   imo

[Wiggy]

I remember reading a while back that 50% of Americans who are shot, are shot with their own gun, mostly during robberies/burglaries.

[Ian Nagle]

10 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yeah .... something is not right with this story.... 

no one in their right mind would have it loaded and playing with it with a 2 1/2 yr old.

Did he commit suicide .... ?   imo

'no one in their right mind would have it loaded and playing with it with a 2 1/2 yr old'    ....... This is Thailand, how long you been here?

[steven100]

2 minutes ago, Ian Nagle said:

'no one in their right mind would have it loaded and playing with it with a 2 1/2 yr old'    ....... This is Thailand, how long you been here?

he topped himself .. imo

[Matzzon]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sanook said that the mayor had been playing with the gun with a two and a half year old grandchild

Charles is proud of you.

[Ian Nagle]

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

he topped himself .. imo

Would you swear on the Koran about that or just another TV armchair expert ?  ????????

[Enoon]

21 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

I remember reading a while back that 50% of Americans who are shot, are shot with their own gun, mostly during robberies/burglaries.

 

Because 60% of gun deaths in the USA are suicides?

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/465285-gun-suicides-americas-unseen-public-health-crisis

 

 

 

 

[canopus1969]

moron, serves him right

[Pravda]

Who needs the virus in Thailand.....

[Wiggy]

5 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

Because 60% of gun deaths in the USA are suicides?

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/465285-gun-suicides-americas-unseen-public-health-crisis

 

 

 

 

I think the 50% figure was for deaths other than suicides.

[NCC1701A]

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

A .380 gun was on the floor. 

if they mean a 380 semiautomatic handgun it is possible there was still a round in the chamber after removing the clip. 

but who knows.

[likerdup1]

49 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yeah .... something is not right with this story.... 

no one in their right mind would have it loaded and playing with it with a 2 1/2 yr old.

Did he commit suicide .... ?   imo

Remember, no country in Southeast Asia has a space program yet. Have you ever lived here for awhie? I"m an engineer and the building, engineering, general intellect and education of most Thais is way below western standards.. I'm not surprised. Just look how people drive and load their trucks here on the road. The ineptitude is surprising.

[graemeaylward]

The mayor should surely be regarded as a pillar of the community and somewhat more intelligent than average. Why on earth would he need a gun let alone play with it!  Why anyone needs to possess a gun of any description is beyond me!

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Did he commit suicide .... ? 

I think the 2 1/2 yr old snatched the gun and shot him for being an idiot!

 

 

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

to shower and perform religious rituals as was his normal habit. 

 

Fat lot of good that did him! ????

[soalbundy]

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[trainman34014]

2 hours ago, graemeaylward said:

The mayor should surely be regarded as a pillar of the community and somewhat more intelligent than average. Why on earth would he need a gun let alone play with it!  Why anyone needs to possess a gun of any description is beyond me!

The Mayor of our area is as thick as two short planks and only interested in people giving him extra Wai's and screwing money out of any Village projects that he can; they see the title as a chance to make money and that's all.

[klauskunkel]

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Mayor of Khong district dead from shot to the head - he'd just been showing 2 year old his gun

Job opening in Khong. Time to receive a new idiot.

[Chazar]

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

no one in their right mind

except  you  have  to  factor  in  Thailand......no  one  in  their  right  mind  doesnt  look right when  joining another  road either,  especially  when  on  a   motorbike  helmetless

[Chazar]

11 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

Job opening in Khong. Time to receive a new idiot.

highest  paying  idiot  surely?

[BigFun]

4 hours ago, Pravda said:

Who needs the virus in Thailand.....

Thailand has gun shot to the head virus

[Jane Dough]

4 hours ago, transam said:

Reads like he topped himself.....????

Not to me. It read like the kid shot him and the family were trying not to mention that.

 

Or possibly he was larking about to amuse the kid...

 

Rooster

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Sanook said that the mayor had been playing with the gun with a two and a half year old grandchild.

As one does?

????