Lemon farmer kills family, turns gun on himself

By The Nation

 

 

Police said a lemon farmer in Kamphaeng Phet province murdered his family and then killed himself on Wednesday after sending a farewell message to his relatives explaining he was facing a financial crisis.

 

Police and medics from Thung Pho Thale Hospital were called to the scene at 7am. 

 

They discovered three bodies with gunshot wounds.

 

The farmer, Phayom Srithong-ayu, 59, was found a gunshot wound to the head. Nearby were the bodies of his wife Samran Srithong, 53, shot in the back, and step-daughter Wiphawan Phunakieow, 20, shot in the chest. 

 

A gun was found lying on Phayom’s left foot.

 

Phayom’s relative, Suphawan Phumcharoen, said he had sent a farewell message via Line of the family saying that the relatives could take all his insurance money.

 

After receiving the message, Suphawan said she rushed to his house. She found him crying at the entrance and asked where his wife and step-daughter were. He replied that they were gone. She said she left to fetch help to break into the house, but when she returned the whole family was already dead.

 

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Got to be a better way to handle adversity!

The first thing I remember learning in secondary school is "To every problem,  there is a solution. It's just a matter of finding it". Unfortunately, nobody told this old chap. 

How desperate must a man be to wipe out his family and himself? 

RIP

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by djayz

Selfish pig.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Phayom’s relative, Suphawan Phumcharoen, said he had sent a farewell message via Line of the family saying that the relatives could take all his insurance money.

Dont think insurance would pay anything to him 

So sad. RIP

Seems the pressure got to him and the easy way looked as the only way. 

Sad that the wife & step daughter didn't have a say in it.  

7 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Dont think insurance would pay anything to him 

I doubt they will ....  they don't pay on murder suicides i expect

Certainly an extremely sad, new ending to the old adage, "When life gives you lemons...".

 

 

5 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Certainly an extremely sad, new ending to the old adage, "When life gives you lemons...".

 

 

or in Thailand...limes

Selfish <deleted> to kill his wife and stepdaughter.  There’s a special place in hell reserved for dog <deleted> like this.

10 hours ago, djayz said:

The first thing I remember learning in secondary school is "To every problem,  there is a solution. It's just a matter of finding it". Unfortunately, nobody told this old chap. 

How desperate must a man be to wipe out his family and himself? 

RIP

Sometimes it's the culture, he had to admit failure... that's a big ask in Thailand.

R.i.P family

Tough times for a lot of people but this is not the answer.   

2 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Tough times for a lot of people but this is not the answer.   

I can't help but feel that the worst has yet to come... 

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Nearby were the bodies of his wife Samran Srithong, 53, shot in the back,

Another very brave Thai man. 

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Certainly an extremely sad, new ending to the old adage, "When life gives you lemons...".

 

 

"When life gives you lemons..." .. .. ..  bring out the Tequila.

Did they mean 'Lime farmer'?

Not many lemons grown in Thailand, but I do know many Thais that appear to believe limes are lemons which have been picked before they are ripe.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Phayom’s relative, Suphawan Phumcharoen, said he had sent a farewell message via Line of the family saying that the relatives could take all his insurance money.

why did he not start with himself ?   and insurance paid in case of murder/suicide ?   don't think so

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Did they mean 'Lime farmer'?

Not many lemons grown in Thailand, but I do know many Thais that appear to believe limes are lemons which have been picked before they are ripe.

I have 2 lemon trees.

16 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Dont think insurance would pay anything to him 

Agree...suicide is often an excluded condition in life insurance policies. I guess they can have this year's lemon harvest, if this hasn't already been pledged on a loan.

19 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Dont think insurance would pay anything to him 

yeah, i remember insurance company doesn't pay in suicide cases. Anyone work in insurance company here?

5 minutes ago, poloshirt said:

yeah, i remember insurance company doesn't pay in suicide cases. Anyone work in insurance company here?

What about the murdered victim, if she was insured, would the insurance pay out .

Like, A was married to B and B had life insurance .

If A murdered B , would the life insurance pay out to family of A +B ?

Price of lockdowns. Financial stress will drive people to suicides.

4 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

What about the murdered victim, if she was insured, would the insurance pay out .

Like, A was married to B and B had life insurance .

If A murdered B , would the life insurance pay out to family of A +B ?

WOW this must be the main issue of this topic.

6 minutes ago, Foexie said:

WOW this must be the main issue of this topic.

It isnt , I am just curious 

11 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Another very brave Thai man. 

Another frightened and destroyed human being actually. Your comment is racist as such tragedies happen all over the world, including your country.

Edited September 3, 20205 yr by Nout

Words fail shot by your husband and father what a cretinus vile act ????Rip