Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on an incident after a construction worker was hit in the left side of the chest by a shot from a gun that came from a house opposite. 

 

He was taken to Khon Kaen hospital and is reportedly out of danger after the incident in Soi Paendin Thai in Sila sub-district of the north eastern Thai province.

 

Police identified the house from whence the shot came and were startled when a girl aged about ten ran out. 

 

Soon a mother appeared and said the person responsible was probably her son Therdsak, 35, who was still asleep.

 

It was the middle of the afternoon.

 

Therdsak was woken up by the officers and came quietly though he was still a tad dopey.

 

He told police that it was not him and he certainly didn't have a gun.

 

Police soon found a rifle under his bed. 

 

This prompted Therdsak to admit it had been him. He said he couldn't sleep what with all the noise coming from the construction site all day long. 

 

It had been going on for a month so he got out the gun and fired in the air then went back to sleep. The next thing he knew the cops were at his bedside.

 

His mum said that her son has mental problems and is on medication. She didn't know he had fired a gun though she heard him complain about the noise and thought he had used a slingshot.

 

Thanon, 26, a colleague of the injured man said it happened at 2.20 pm. His mate told him he had been hit and they got him to hospital.

 

He said they had had no problems or complaints and did their building from 8.30 am to 5 pm each day before downing tools. 

 

The victim is recovering and the shooter is helping police with their inquiries. 

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

He told police that it was not him and he certainly didn't have a gun.

 

Police soon found a rifle under his bed. 

Oh I forgot about that.......

regards worgeordie

I am confused by this report, as a keen reader of detective fiction I am confused by the headline saying: "Woman hit by stray bullet in Khon Kaen"  as I am unable to find any reference to the woman who was wounded in the script!

sounds like Therdsak may have been appropriately named....

an apology, a few wais, then under the carpet it goes......roll on a few years and this guy will either go on a shooting spree, or murder someone. His mother will still defend him and the police will be shocked and surprised........

3 hours ago, georgey said:

sounds like Therdsak may have been appropriately named....

Certainly wasn't Rik O'Shea

Having had a construction site in front of our bedroom window for over 2 years, I have a deep understanding for the shooter. In our case, 8am/5pm my foot.

On 9/18/2021 at 1:43 PM, webfact said:

He was taken to Khon Kaen hospital and is reportedly out of danger after the incident in Soi Paendin Thai

Lived here close to 20 years and never heard of this soi. 

On 9/18/2021 at 1:43 PM, webfact said:

His mum said that her son has mental problems and is on medication. She didn't know he had fired a gun though she heard him complain about the noise and thought he had used a slingshot.

nonsense

What is the photo supposed to be showing please?