Man shot dead over argument about face mask in Nakhon Sri Thammarat

[webfact]

Man shot dead over argument about face mask in Nakhon Sri Thammarat

 

 

A forty nine year old man attending a funeral in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday morning after an argument over not wearing a face mask. 

 

Samran had been spoken to nicely by 73 year old shadow puppeteer Jamnian but had taken offence that the older man had said he should be wearing a face covering as there were a lot of people.

 

Jamnian walked off but Samran followed him and then said, knowing that he had a gun,: "You wouldn't use your gun".

 

He did. Jamnian pulled out his .357 and shot the man dead.

 

Senior Sgt-Maj Phadet Thepchu who was attending the funeral saw what happened and with the aid of others arrested Jamnian as he tried to leave on a motorcycle. Chawang police were soon on the scene that happened in a tent at the funeral. 

 

Jamnian has been charged with murder and weapons offences. The provincial police chief is conducting the investigation personally.

 

The incident happened in La-Ai sub-district of Chawang in the southern province notorious for its high gun crime rate. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[4MyEgo]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

He did. Jamnian pulled out his .357 and shot the man dead.

RIP

 

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

The incident happened in La-Ai sub-district of Chawang in the southern province notorious for its high gun crime rate. 

So nothing new then.

[worgeordie]

Don't mess with a 73 year old  shadow puppeteer with a gun....

regards worgeordie

[JoePai]

I was going to ask who takes a gun to a funeral but then realised it was a stupid question

[JeffersLos]

Will he be released to attend the funeral? 

[ChipButty]

It's like the wild west in Nakorn Si 20 years ago I had a G/F and her brother walked into a bar and shot 5 people over gambling debts, 

[soi3eddie]

• Loss of face = Loss of life 
• Can't help but think that the old man goaded the killer with his comments
• Early hours at a funeral? I would expect a fair quantity of alcohol had been consumed
• A sad and unneccessary situation all around

I spent a lot of time in the villages around Nakhon Si Thammarat during 2001 to 2014 while married. A very friendly, welcoming and generous bunch of people but I heard many stories of fueds between families, neighbours and business owners. Although, thankfully, I never witnessed anything, there were many shootings and murders (hits even) in the communities. My BIL got busted one night by the cops for carrying a gun illegally in his truck - that took a while for senior BIL (army guy) to sort out. My ex's family seemed to feed and water many of the locals who were known to them - quite common for 20+ people to be eating and drinking into the night out front of the property. My early morning bicycle rides of about 40km around the area would get many shouts of "hello" from the locals drinking tea and coffee. Some even spoke English well and very rarely was I ever allowed to pay for my coffee.

 

Edited January 8, 2021 by soi3eddie

[ezzra]

A 73 years old puppeteer packing .357 magnum, i thought that only Dirty Harry has one...

[Natai Beach]

1 hour ago, soi3eddie said:

Can't help but think that the old man goaded the killer with his comments

 The old man was the killer. 
 

When someone needs a hitman in Phangnga we always bring them over from Nakhon Sri Tammarat.  

I wonder how many the old fella has shot before.

[soi3eddie]

1 hour ago, Natai Beach said:

The old man was the killer. 
 

When someone needs a hitman in Phangnga we always bring them over from Nakhon Sri Tammarat.  

I wonder how many the old fella has shot before.

 

Oops. Misread the article. Guess the old boy hasn't got many years to lose in that case. Or maybe he's well connected anyhow. 

 

How many hits have you needed to arrange?

 

[phetphet]

If that gun was anything like the one in Dirty Harry, it's a wonder the recoil never knocked the old boy off his feet.

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

A 73 years old puppeteer packing .357 magnum, i thought that only Dirty Harry has one...

He has a 44.

[edwinchester]

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

It's like the wild west in Nakorn Si 20 years ago I had a G/F and her brother walked into a bar and shot 5 people over gambling debts, 

Did he get his money back?

[Hamus Yaigh]

They don't <deleted> about at the crematorium.

[ChipButty]

6 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Did he get his money back?

Dont know, but he got a lot years in jail

[phantomfiddler]

Note to self ...... Never challenge someone who is is carrying a gun !

[klauskunkel]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Senior Sgt-Maj Phadet Thepchu who was attending the funeral saw what happened and with the aid of others arrested Jamnian as he tried to leave on a motorcycle.

Quite likely:

He told the "others" to disarm the oldtimer and then swooped in to make the arrest.

[Andy from Kent]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The provincial police chief is conducting the investigation personally.

 

Sounds like the beginning of a coverup.

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Don't mess with a 73 year old  shadow puppeteer with a gun....

regards worgeordie

Guess some days a crocodile is not enough !

[Cricky]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Nakhon Sri Thammarat

Yep, its a different place.

I worked off shore with some guys from Si Thammarat.

 

This post does not surprise me.

[Yorkshire Tea]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Dont know, but he got a lot years in jail

Debtor's prison?

[metisdead]

Posts using trolling images have been removed. 

[flexomike]

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

A 73 years old puppeteer packing .357 magnum, i thought that only Dirty Harry has one...

No Dirty Hairy had a .44 Magnum

[Regyai]

Double daring a Thai male (even a sober one) to use his gun as part of an argument winning tactic will never bode well.

[hhinhh]

...Now changed to Wild East or better BREAST (BRainless EAst ShooTings)

[bangon04]

Mask - wearing is problematic in Thailand. It is difficult to tell the difference between a genuine smile and a Thai smile..

[Bender Rodriguez]

puppeteer was just a "front"  ....  

 

who carries a gun as a puppeteer, and at a funeral

 

hope they have masks in jail

[transam]

On 1/8/2021 at 10:14 AM, ezzra said:

A 73 years old puppeteer packing .357 magnum, i thought that only Dirty Harry has one...

Noooooo, Harry has its big brother, a S&W .44 Magnum Model 29.....????

Edited January 9, 2021 by transam

[LukKrueng]

On 1/8/2021 at 10:14 AM, ezzra said:

A 73 years old puppeteer packing .357 magnum, i thought that only Dirty Harry has one...

I think dirty Harry packed a .45, but I'm not sure now...

[garyk]

On 1/7/2021 at 7:41 PM, ChipButty said:

It's like the wild west in Nakorn Si 20 years ago I had a G/F and her brother walked into a bar and shot 5 people over gambling debts, 

Yeah, I lived on the border with Malaysia for about a year birding years ago. Interesting time to say the least. Lived in Nakorn  for a few months also.

Wild west is spot on.

Edited January 9, 2021 by garyk