The plastic handgun found at the scene. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are investigating an attack in Patong that saw a 23-year-old man being shot in the leg and hit on the head with a baseball bat.

 

Patong Police were first alerted to the attack by the 191 national police hotline at 5:45pm yesterday (Aug 11), after rescue workers from Kamala Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) reported taking a wounded man to Patong Hospital.

 

The man, identified as Teepakorn Klaewban, 23, had been shot in the right thigh and had suffered an impact injury to the head. Teepakorn was later transferred to Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Phuket Town.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/man-in-patong-shot-in-leg-head-beaten-with-baseball-bat-81030.php

 

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Shot trying to steal second base?

59 minutes ago, webfact said:

The plastic handgun found at the scene.

This is the interesting part of this story - the rest is just noise.

 

Violent place I had a long stick shoved up my nose there yesterday by spooky coincidence ????

I guess he told the taxi mafia where they should go.

Welcome to the Sandbox

4 hours ago, webfact said:

man being shot in the leg and hit on the head with a baseball bat.

He could have been shot in the head and hit on his leg with a baseball bat...

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Violent place I had a long stick shoved up my nose there yesterday by spooky coincidence ????

Could have been much worse.

"Officers this morning (Aug 12) returned to inspect the scene of the attack"

Couldn't be bothered inspecting the CS in the afternoon on the 11th, waited until the next morning to go to the scene!!

I learn every day! I had no idea they played baseball in Phuket! Hottttt doggy, Jethro!

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

This is the interesting part of this story - the rest is just noise.

 

That looks like a pellet gun made to resemble a Glock and not an actual firearm.  

 

And speaking of firearms, why do all pistols in Thailand seem to have rubber bands wrapped around the grip?

5 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Shot trying to steal second base?

Whose on second base?

????

4 minutes ago, bobandyson said:

Whose on second base?

????

Who's on third. So much I know.

55 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

That looks like a pellet gun made to resemble a Glock and not an actual firearm.  

 

And speaking of firearms, why do all pistols in Thailand seem to have rubber bands wrapped around the grip?

Better grip, can also be used to deactivate a grip safety without permanent modification.

It would be safe to assume that he has enemies.

The residents of Phuket are such lovely people.

Another great sandbox selling point for the TAT to use????

2 hours ago, bobandyson said:

Whose on second base?

????

Nope who is on first base what is on 2nd base and I don't know is on third.    Sort of gives a complete run down to things here lol

High unemployment, no welfare net, rampant drug abuse will always result in hogher crime statistics.

 

Inevitable, people will result to drastic measures to feed there families and themselves.

 

I think this bodes bad news for the shortlived "Sandbox" thingamajing.

Is this the family friendly resort which the government is hoping to attract high end international tourists to? ????

2 hours ago, Tich said:

The residents of Phuket are such lovely people.

Where do your live?

sounds like a wonderful place to go for my holiday cant wait ... Thailand at its best eh 

4 hours ago, Tich said:

The residents of Phuket are such lovely people.

Most Thai people dont think so, Jai Dam

7 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

I learn every day! I had no idea they played baseball in Phuket! Hottttt doggy, Jethro!

Hottttt doggy jethro your showing your age with that lol

 

Just to clarify the matter.

On 8/13/2021 at 3:02 AM, Iron Tongue said:

That looks like a pellet gun made to resemble a Glock and not an actual firearm.  

 

And speaking of firearms, why do all pistols in Thailand seem to have rubber bands wrapped around the grip?

To hold it together maybe? ????

 

Don't know much about guns like that but in the unlikely situating that there's a screw through the grip to hold it together and given my experience of my family then it probably worked loose and fell out. If it were in our house it would be tied together with a piece of cloth rather than look for the screw.

 

Anyway that's a view into my world. Thanks for listening.  ????