RTN officer shoots woman, sexually harasses another at a grocery store

Police arrested a former Royal Thai Navy (RTN) officer who shot one woman and sexually harassed another woman at a local grocery in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The suspect shocked the community after saying he could kill anybody because he was a former RTN officer.

Chaing Khong Police officers rushed to the incident scene at the grocery store in the Chaing Khong district after a resident tipped off the police yesterday evening. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, 48 year old Nongnuch Saenboonma, with a severe gunshot wound to her stomach, and rushed her to a hospital.

The gunman, 69 year old Thana Hinsuwan, had been caught by the victim’s friends at the scene. The weapon used in the incident, a .38 pistol, was confiscated by the police. Thana’s inebriated state hindered any meaningful communication with officers on the scene.

The victim’s-friend, Thaworn Klatham, told reporters that the former RTN officer drank four bottles of beer at the grocery store and later asked if he could sit with them and their five friends. He then ordered a bottle of alcohol to share with the group.

As the effects of alcohol took hold, Thana’s behaviour grew increasingly inappropriate. The former RTN officer sexually harassed a woman sitting near him by touching her breasts. Everybody at the table advised him to return home for his safety but Thana insisted on staying.

By Petch Petpailin

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